[NFB-Krafters-Korner] life lines?

[Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]]

Look for a size 0 or 00 knitting needle.  Get a pretty long one.  This is what I was told to use, who ever gave me my first few knitting classes on KK!
It is easy to distinguish from the yarn and can be used, over and over, again.
You most likely will have to order it, on line.  I have not seen it in the store, recently.

Terry


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From: Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 10:34 AM
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Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] life lines?

I never used life lines until my current project.  The yarn store suggested dental floss, like D uses, but I wanted something thicker, so I used cotton yarn, in contrast to my wool.  Duh, it has to go through all the stitches.  I only mention this because one of the ladies in my knit-along class said she put one in, but she missed a few stitches, so it naturally didn't work.  Also, be careful not to split the yarn.  I picked a very blunt needle to put my life line through my stitches.
Like D said, I had to be careful on the next row not to grab the line with the stitch.  I kept giving it a little tug, to pull it into the part of the stitch I wasn't grabbing, and to make it clear to myself which yarn was which.
I had to use the line a couple times.  It worked as advertised.  I had to be careful picking up the stitches off the line, but at least I was able to fix my mistake and not spend hours trying to do it the hard way.
Tracy

> hi.
>
> do you guys use life lines?
> Any tips or tricks for inserting one as a blind person?
> What do you use? Do you find yarn can get mixed up or anything?
>
> Maria
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