[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Colorwork, was Introduction

[Tracy Carcione]

Terry, you're right.  The yarn does get looser, but the label stays put
for a long while.  When the ball is getting small and falling apart, I
usually rewind it, with the label still in the center.
Tracy


> How do you get the label to stay in the yarn.
> Yarn gets looser and looser as it is used.
>
> Terry
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> I put braille labels in the center of my yarn balls, and pull the yarn
> from the outside.  Then, if I'm not sure which color I have in my hand, I
> look at the label.
> Tracy
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> I wish there was a better way.... I wonder... what if you put a sliding
> stitch marker on one color? So then you knew what color it was?
>
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>> On Jul 18, 2019, at 6:45 AM, Bernice Bird via NFB-Krafters-Korner
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> It would be nice if it were textured, but I mostly want the picture to
>> look like what it is supposed to be.
>>
>> Changing yarn at the end of a row is okay, but doing it in the middle is
>> still a mystery.
>>
>> Bernice
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>> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Colorwork, was Introduction
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>> When I want to knit pictures, I find a dishcloth pattern I like and
>> integrate it into the sweater/top I'm creating.  Not as fancy as
>> colorwork, but what's the fun of a picture if I can't feel it?
>> I did some colorwork on the fancy shawl I knitted this winter.  It was
>> hard, but interesting.  But I can't feel the color changes in any way.
>> For a while now, I've been thinking how I could do colorwork with 2
>> different textures of yarn, so I could feel it.  The yarns would have to
>> be the same weight, or I'd have to do something complicated with gauge,
>> but different enough to tell apart.  That's the tricky bit, and I
>> haven't figured it out yet.
>> Tracy
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>> I originally joined this group because I wanted to knit pictures and
>> didn't know how to do a method called entarzia. (don't know how to spell
>> it.) Apparently there are several methods of changing colors to make
>> pictures. I guess it will have to be a retirement thing, which I hope is
>> soon. There is a really cool craft store in one of the suburbs, where I
>> can go and take a project and work on it there.
>>
>> Bernice and the adorable LoLo.
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>> I also love to read! I read a lot of proper romance novels... I’m
>> actually quiet addicted to them!
>>
>> I love bright yarn colors... cause I can see them! I design thinks such
>> as hats fingerless gloves, and scarves. Does anyone have any tips on how
>> to do color work? I am okay at it, but sometimes struggle with reading
>> the charts.
>>
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>>> On Jul 17, 2019, at 12:02 PM, Joyce Kane via NFB-Krafters-Korner
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>>> Welcome,
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>>> What state do you call home?
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>>> Glad to hear from you.
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>>> You will find yarn lovers here, so tell us a little more about
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>>> Joyce Kane
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