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

Mon Jan 7 02:39:25 UTC 2019

For the loom, I weave in the ends as I go. Less work for me.

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I like that better than the knots too.
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On 1/6/19, ReNae Anderson via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I never tire knots. In crocheting, when I come to about an inch or so left
> of a string of yarn, I Layout down along the previous row, then take the end
> of the new yarn and pull it through the loop. I then hold onto both tails,
> holding them against the previous worked row and crochet them in to the
> piece that I’m working on. No knots and no bumps.
>
> Karyn ReNae Anderson
>
>> On Jan 6, 2019, at 2:43 PM, 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'
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>>>>> 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
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>>>>> 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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