[Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches, I'm crying now!! need advice!

Mon Feb 6 18:08:55 UTC 2017

Hi, Henry.
You can put a lifeline in, no matter what the shape of your piece is.
Just make sure you have the amount of ribbon for the length of your
piece, plus some extra for threading. I use the lifeline as much as
possible, changing them whenever I need to. For example, when I do
socks, I put one in after the toes, then halfway up the foot. Then I
take the one from the toes out and put it where the live stitches are
when I finish the sole and want to turn the heel. The stitches just
sit on the lifeline the way they would sit on the cable of your
needle, so you can pull the lifeline out when you're done.

I use the ribbon because I can tell it apart from the yarn, and
because it slips out easily when the lifeline needs to be removed.

HTH,
Dani

On 2/6/17, Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I have never done it, but it should be able to be done.  Where the circle
> closes, would be where your 2 ends of the life line would meet and cross, to
> make an x, kind of.  Then dangle from there.
> I might try it when I start the sead and top of the vest.
> Cathy, I found it helpful to put markers, every 24 stitches, to help count,
> when I casted on and to tell what stitch I was on.  It is a lot easier to
> count 24 than a large number.  You want your markers to be a multiple of 6,
> because of the patern in the body.  My total stitch count was 144 so 24
> worked fine.
> If you have any questions on knitting from the smaller to the larger, feal
> free to call me.  It is not hard.
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry Osborne via Nfb-krafters-korner
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org]
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 12:09 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Henry Osborne <hosbornejr at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches, I'm crying now!! need
> advice!
>
> Hi Cathy, I feel so bad for you too.
> Does anyone know if you can install lifelines on a circular knitted pattern
> like this?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Powers via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2017 3:39 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Cc: Terry Powers
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches, I'm crying now!! need
> advice!
>
> Cathy;
> I am sorry about all your problems with the vest.  Make sure you knit from
> one needle to the other not move!
> Hope my directions help. You know how to reach me, if you have any more
> questions.
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Nella Foster via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2017 1:30 AM
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> Cc: Nella Foster <jellybeanfarm at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches, I'm crying now!! need
> advice!
>
>
> Oh, Cathy, I'm so sorry to hear about the vest.  How frustrating for you.
>
> Nella
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Cathy Flesher via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2017 12:02 AM
> To: 'krafters korner '
> Cc: Cathy Flesher
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches, I'm crying now!! need
> advice!
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Well, I was making such good progress with knitting my vest. Then, I had
> finished the ribbing and was attempting to transfer my stitches onto a
> larger neeedle when, oh my, oh no, but yes!!! I began dropping stitches. I
> grabbed stitch markers and dove down into the yarn searching for the dropped
> stitches. I would catch one only to lose the one next to it.
>
> long story short,I frogged the vest and began it again tonight. So my
> question is this, what is the best way to transfer stitches to a new
> circular needle when knitting in the round? I attempted to transfer over a
> stitch at a time, but the stitches got twisted and began jumping off of my
> needles.
>
>
>
> Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Have a great day!!
>
> Cathy F
>
>
>
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