[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Scrap yarn what to do first...

Maria Chapman bubbygirl1972 at gmail.com
Sun Jan 6 22:04:24 UTC 2019 

hI.

what about with knitting?

thanks.
Maria


> On 7 Jan 2019, at 9:02 am, Tammy Freitag via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Maria,
> You crochet the knots into the project.
> Take care!
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> On 1/6/19, Maria Chapman via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> HI.
>> 
>> i can crochet a bit but i’m generally a knitter.
>> 
>> Maria
>> 
>> 
>>> On 7 Jan 2019, at 8:43 am, Cathie/Rob Jacobse via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Henry,
>>> I think Maria is asking when doing the craft, crochet or knit.  How to
>>> deal with the knots that others were talking about . And you are not using
>>> knots when winding the yarn into a ball.
>>> For me I would tie a loose knot to join the yarn ends just to mmake it
>>> easier to find that other end.  But I would undo the knot when crocheting
>>> a project.
>>> Maria, does this address your question?
>>> Are you a knitter or crocheter?  There are a few ways to deal with ends.
>>> 
>>> Catherine
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 6, 2019, at 11:42 AM, Henry Osborne via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Good Morning Maria, you keep on wrapping and then you come to the end of
>>>> that one color, you leave the tail and start with the next color. No
>>>> knots.
>>>> Can anyone explain this better?
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Maria Chapman via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2019 1:12 AM
>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>> Cc: Maria Chapman
>>>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Scrap yarn what to do first...
>>>> 
>>>> HI Henry.
>>>> 
>>>> I meant, if there is a big ball of yarn like people were talking about
>>>> making, how do you manage the knots? or do you join as you go?
>>>> 
>>>> Maria
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 6 Jan 2019, at 6:19 am, Henry Osborne via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Maria, I'll try to have enough yarn to go all the way across the
>>>>> piece of fabric.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Maria Chapman via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2019 1:46 AM
>>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>>> Cc: Maria Chapman
>>>>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Scrap yarn what to do first...
>>>>> 
>>>>> HI Henry.
>>>>> 
>>>>> How do you manage the knots?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Maria
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 5 Jan 2019, at 12:52 am, Henry Osborne via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Good Morning Terry P and everyone, Terry, I don't see why you couldn't
>>>>>> use varigated yarns along with solid colors of worsteds.
>>>>>> It sounds like the crazier the mix, the better.
>>>>>> I'm already thinking of a full sized blanket for my bed made on the S
>>>>>> shaped loom, or on the 60 peg loom for panels that will be sewn or
>>>>>> crocheted together.
>>>>>> This is a new addition to my to do list of future projects, smile.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] via
>>>>>> NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 7:23 AM
>>>>>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>>>>>> Cc: Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Scrap yarn what to do first...
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Did you use worsted weight yarn?  If so, what size needles and how many
>>>>>> stitches for what size blanket?
>>>>>> I have a lot of worsted weight yarn!
>>>>>> Can I put verigated in with solids?
>>>>>> I do not see why not!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Any ideas for baby colors of verigated worsted weight yarn.  Not sure
>>>>>> if I have enough for cleanex boxes.  I might try hat and booties and
>>>>>> see how much it takes, but is this alright to put in a blanket?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Terry
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: SHELLEY SCHUETT via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2019 8:05 PM
>>>>>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Cc: SHELLEY SCHUETT <shelleyschuett at telus.net>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Scrap yarn what to do first...
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I do that with my scrap yarn. I've kept rolling it and have had a ball
>>>>>> of yarn larger then a large watermelon. I've then started working it up
>>>>>> into blankets of many colors for the homeless. I think I almost got 3
>>>>>> full size blanket out of one of my scrap balls.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----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, January 03, 2019 5:17 PM
>>>>>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Cc: blindhands at aol.com
>>>>>> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Scrap yarn what to do first...
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If you have clean scrap yarn, before you pack it away, take and create
>>>>>> a ball out of it, but now what you need to do is take more of scrap
>>>>>> yarn and tie another left over to it and whined it onto that ball, but
>>>>>> tie the ends together and keep whining all one after the other until
>>>>>> you have a nice size ball of yarn and then you are ready to knit or
>>>>>> crochet and just work the ends into the work.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I had told Terry K. about this going back in time and she reported back
>>>>>> to me that she was doing that.  It is an easy way of keeping track of
>>>>>> those scraps and I learned this trick from a gentleman, who taught
>>>>>> himself how to crochet and was using up his wife's scraps making
>>>>>> scarves out of it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> He was selling the scarves at a craft show and his wife was selling her
>>>>>> shawls and other items.  There was a lot of conversation going on
>>>>>> regarding how unique they were.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Joyce
>>>>>> 
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