[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knit stitches other than just purl plain rows?

[Ramona Walhof]

Valerie, congratulations!  the seed stitch makes an excellent border, and 
you can use it for stripes, too.  Ribbing adds variety, and so does the 
garter stitch.  Wwith these four stitches, you can make vertical or 
horizontal stripes, borders, and other designs, such as diamonds, diagonals, 
etc.  Lace generally requires light-weight yarn, but you can certainly do 
it.  I recommend you stick to the basic stitches in worsted weight yarn 
until you have a little more experience. But you now know enough to get 
excited about what you can do.  You can now do scarves, pot holders, hats, 
and more and more.  Cables, and lace are waiting for their turn.  I would 
recommend learning increase and decrease when you are ready for the next new 
thing.    You can also do fringe whenever you want. There are lots of 
knitters who can give you whatever pointers you need right here on this 
list. There are tons of patterns on the internet and from National Braille 
Press. Have ffun!

Ramona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Valerie" <rosetta at adam.com.au>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 4:06 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knit stitches other than just purl plain 
rows?


>I have, for the first time, actually completed 15 rows of knitting (two
> needles) without dropping a stitch, this is a real achievement! I was 
> almost
> ready to give it all away, but found some wool that I seemed to knit with
> far better and sized needles that helped too.  Since I am now not dropping
> stitches, I am wondering if there are any easy fancy stitches that I could
> try to liven up the purl, knit. Is there a simple eyelet or lace pattern 
> or
> anything I could use?  I do know the seed stitch, well by reading think I
> could manage that one. It would be nice to add a border or edge to the
> project.  Any help would be great. Thanks Valerie
>
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