[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knit sweater class bulky yarn

blindhands at aol.com blindhands at aol.com
Sat Oct 22 21:25:16 UTC 2016 

I will say, those bulky yarns do catch my interest, but just something to
think about...  If you put the money into that yarn, if you are going to put
the time into making that sweater, where, when and will you wear it?  Those
yarns are beautiful and are warm, not exactly wear around the house, unless
you are trying to save on your heating bill.  That still leaves your legs,
arms, hands and head to keep warm...

So put some thought into that.  

A good example as to what Annette said, Make it for a child as they run
outside without coats and might get more use out of a warm sweater.  If you
don't mind if it might get worn, dirty, lost buttons, etc as my Mom is in
the thought I made that for him, for her and you should try to keep it nice.
Now my thoughts are gee whiz they must really like what I made them as they
are always wearing it!  So do you want someone to use what you made for them
or you want them to keep it in a box and never take it out only on Christmas
when you might stop by. 

Joyce

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Cc: Annette Carr <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knit sweater class

I never like how my buttonholes come out.  I think because I tend to cast-on
and bind-off to tightly  it messes them up.  I'm sure if I took the time to
address that issue when I'm making the buttonhole maybe I would change my
mind.  So I resort to other options such as ties, snaps, or a loop that goes
around the button.  Many cardigans are styled without buttons as mentioned
earlier, so this has made me give some thought to trying to make a sweater.

The honest truth is that I've only made one baby sweater.  I've tossed
around the thought of making another, or a sweater for myself, but the
seaming scares me off.  If I were to do another sweater I would use a
top-down method with as few seams as possible.  I'm more inclined to try a
baby sweater before I tackle one for myself or anyone else.  

I have been giving a quick look at some of the patterns for sweaters made
from the popular bulky yarns.  I just do not know if I am up to it right now

Annette

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Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2016 9:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knit sweater class

Annette, how are you at buttonholes? 
There are always plenty of charities that would be happy to receive baby
sweaters. Or you may just want to keep it as a demonstration of your
accomplishment. 
Ramona

On Oct 22, 2016 5:14 AM, Annette Carr via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Can I make a suggestion for consideration about learning to make a 
> sweater?  What about starting out with a baby sweater?  Start with a
pullover as it is simpler and will help provide a good foundation of how a
sweater is constructed.  Because a baby sweater does not take as long to
make, everyone might be better able to keep up.  A few months later there
could be a second class on how to make a baby cardigan.  If you do not have
a baby to gift the sweater to, then maybe we can turn this into a charity
project and donate the sweaters.
>
> Annette
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> walhoframona--- via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2016 12:17 PM
> To: Dixie via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Cc: walhoframona at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knit sweater class
>
> How about a basic pull-over first? Or have you done that already? 
> Ramona
>
> On Oct 21, 2016 8:55 AM, Dixie via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote: 
> > 
> > Yes, yes, bring on the knit sweater! 
> > 
> > And if I can push further...  A cardigan? 
> > 
> > Thank you! 
> > 
> > 
> > Dixie
> > @-> ~ <-@
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nfb-krafters-korner
> > [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joyce 
> > Kane via Nfb-krafters-korner
> > Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2016 8:58 PM
> > To: 'List for blind crafters and artists' 
> > Cc: blindhands at aol.com
> > Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Crochet? or Knit?sweater class
> > 
> > This was my falt as I was asking some questions on what folks might 
> > want to learn and I had asked about sweaters and it just popped out 
> > what is ugly sweaters?
> > 
> > Then everyone went down the road about ugly sweaters and No one made 
> > comments on if they thought they would be interested in a knit or 
> > crochet sweater?
> > 
> > So is there any interest next year for a knitted sweater class??? 
> > 
> > Is there any interest for a crochet sweater class??? 
> > 
> > I am going to change this subject line to Knit? Or crochet? Sweater
class. 
> > Please delete which one you don't want to learn.  There should only 
> > be both in if you are advanced enough and want to learn and really 
> > promise to try to finish these projects, then I will see what we can
come up with.
> > 
> > I need to do some research and see what I come up with. 
> > If all you want is a sweater pattern, then there is a lot on the net 
> > and start looking and reading and deciding on your own.
> > 
> > Joyce
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nfb-krafters-korner
> > [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Terry 
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> > Just a gentle reminder, Change subject line from Thinking ahead to 
> > Ugly sweaters. Again, this list is so busy and this would be so 
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