[Nfb-krafters-korner] nightmare with circular knitting

Tue Feb 7 23:20:13 UTC 2017

One thing  that helped me when I was first practicing making circular 
knitting was to cast on and knit about fifteen rows first. Then I could 
better tell if the stitches were lying flat. I then joined the ends, 
knitting in the round and found it easier not to twist the stitches. I had a 
bigger piece of straight-knit fabric to work with.

When I finished the practice swatch-thing, I sewed the end closed where I'd 
done straight knitting, so what I had was a doll-sized neck warmer, or 
little bag, open on both ends until I sewed one up. I then stuffed a small 
blanket inside and it became a pillow with a surprise blanket inside.

This worked so well I made several, for different sized fleece blankets I 
had lying around the house. I cast on a random number of stitches on a 
16-inch circular, nit straight for a while, back and forth, then started 
knitting from the tail end to create a round. I got all these different 
sized little bigs to stuff my blankets in. Now I have sofa pillows that are 
stuffed with blankets for keeping warm when snuggling on the sofa. And the 
parts with the most mistakes are in back where nobody can see my goofs.

-----Original Message----- 
From: walhoframona--- via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2017 9:18 AM
To: Susan Stanzel via Nfb-krafters-korner
Cc: walhoframona at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] nightmare with circular knitting

Susie, don't let it make you dizzy. The first stitch of the second row is 
made in the first stitch you cast on, the one with the tail. That's why you 
bring the end of the cast on stitches on the right-hand needle to the 
left-hand needle; pull both ends of the cast-on row to the ends of the 
needles so you don't have loose yard between the end stitches; and just knit 
the first cast-on stitch as you conjinue to knit around the circle.
cheers, Ramona

On Jan 14, 2017 8:34 AM, Susan Stanzel via Nfb-krafters-korner 
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I must be making a mountain out of this. When you talk about the first
> stitch, is that the first one you casted one with the tale or the last one
> you casted on?
>
> Susie
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Joyce Kane via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 6:14 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] nightmare with circular knitting
>
> When you have gone and added all your stitches on one needle before you 
> even
> think about joining them take the needle with the cast on stitches and 
> start
> from the end that has your tail yarn and make sure you feel each of your
> stitches that they are laying down flat extending away from the needle. 
> Lie
> it flat on the table and be sure you start from one side and go to the 
> other
> side and just put them all flat going in the same direction going down 
> from
> your needle.  When you pick your needle up your tail should be in your 
> left
> hand and the point of the needle in your left hand should be pointing 
> toward
> your right.
>
> Bring the point of the needle that is far to the left and bring it in the
> back toward your right.  Now hold it in your right hand and the point 
> should
> be pointing left in your right hand and have the working yarn ball coming
> off that right hand needle.  Poke the needle into the first stitch on your
> left hand needle and start the pattern as directed by Ramona working right
> to left around the vest.
>
> It is best to leave a long enough tail so it dangles down and you know 
> where
> you began.  You can also place a stitch marker between your first and last
> stitch to mark the beginning of each round.
>
> I hope you take your needles and read what I wrote and think about it. 
> Once
> you get a few rounds done it will be easier to recognize where you are and
> what direction you need to be going.
>
> Joyce
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Cathy Flesher via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 5:45 PM
> To: 'krafters korner ' <Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Cathy Flesher <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] nightmare with circular knitting
>
> Hi Ramona, Joyce  and all,
>
>
>
> I was unfortunately not sleeping when I had this nightmare.
>
> I found that as hard as I tried to keep the knitting straight when I 
> joined
> to form a circle when making my vest, that I somehow got the stitches
> twisted. I tried two  times with the same result. When I had knitted 
> mittens
> in the round it was not too difficult to keep the stitches from twisting
> because there weren't that many stitches. but with not having enough room 
> on
> my circs to spread out the knitting enough to find a twist, I could not
> figure out how to keep it straight.
>
>
>
> Any tips or tricks would be appreciated.
>
>
>
> Have a great day!!
>
> Cathy F
>
>
>
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