[NFB-Krafters-Korner] learning more
Cathy Flesher
flowersandherbs at gmail.com
Tue Jun 4 18:18:09 UTC 2019
I would like to thank all who replied to my question. I have certainly learned something new today. Some of you may remember that I used to have a tagline that said, “the more I learn, the more I want to learn.”
May God bless you.
Cathy F
> On Jun 3, 2019, at 3:50 PM, Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> A set of double pointed needles is all the same length. I think a set has 5 or 6 in a set. My guess is that they are about 6 inches long, maybe 8.
>
> Terry
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> From: Cathy Flesher via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: Cathy Flesher <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] learning more
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> Hi Bernice,
>
> I have not yet tried using double pointed needles. I was afraid the stitches would fall off. I have enough trouble with dropped stitches. <smile> but using the needles to knit when there are only a few stitches sounds doable. So, what length of double pointed needles did you use for the hat? Do the double pointed needles come in many lengths like the straight needles? I use circs whenever I can. They are my favorite!
>
> May God bless you.
> Cathy F
>
>> On Jun 3, 2019, at 10:33 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi Bernice.
>> I enjoy learning new things, too.
>>
>> When I get near the top of a hat, using my circular needle, I use the
>> magic loop. You pull some of the cable out between 2 stitches, or
>> even do that twice, so it looks like a heart. Then you knit up to one
>> of your cable loops, and move the cable loop to a different place. It
>> takes a little longer than normal circular knitting, but it doesn't require dpn's.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>> I have been knitting for 60 years, and I'm still learning more and more.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A baby hat pattern I found on Ravelry asked you to hold 2 needles in
>>> one hand and cast on using a third needle to make the edge stretchy.
>>> I thought that it was kind of weird, but it wasn't any problem.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The pattern wanted you to use double pointed needles. I didn't want
>>> to use them and couldn't see any reason why I just couldn't use a
>>> circular needle.
>>> Well, I found out why they were necessary. Near the top of the hat
>>> where you decreased almost every row, there got to be too few
>>> stitches to use the circular needle. The double pointed needles could
>>> be used when getting to that point.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My nature is to love learning even little things. I had a teacher in
>>> college that said if you stopped learning, you were dead.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bernice and the adorable LoLo.
>>>
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