[NFB-Krafters-Korner] knitted lighthouse afghan

Thu Feb 1 03:54:07 UTC 2024

Hi Bernice, this sounds like a wonderful project. And yes it certainly sounds like it’ll be a challenge for you, but you seem to be really excited enough for the challenge. I really wish you the best of luck with this project.

May God bless you.
 Cathy F

> On Jan 31, 2024, at 9:36 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Wow Bernice, that sounds wonderful! 
> Yep, I hear you about getting confused.  I can't work on my shawl if I might
> get  interrupted.  I'm thinking of starting another really simple project,
> like a charity scarf, to do when I want to knit and chat, for instance.
> Tracy
> 
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> Of Bernice Bird via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 9:18 AM
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> Cc: Bernice Bird <bernice.j.bird at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] knitted lighthouse afghan
> 
> There are 6 colors. The lighthouse is white with a red roof, and there is a
> small amount of gold for the light in the windows. The sky, water, and rocks
> use 3 shades of blue. 
> My plan is to use multiple balls if a color is used more than once in a row.
> I also put markers every 10 stitches, so, I don't constantly have to be
> counting large numbers of stitches. 
> I had everything in my stash except light blue. I had some small amounts of
> several shades of light blue, but I wanted to use all the same color where
> it asks for light blue. My wonderful friend who helped me pick the yarn out
> of my stash, volunteered to go to my local craft store and get me a skein of
> light blue.
> I won't be able to work on it while I'm working between calls, because I
> sure don't want to get confused. 
> Bernice
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 5:12 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] knitted lighthouse afghan
> 
> I believe that the technique to avoid long strands is to twist it together
> with the working yarn, at the back, every 3 stitches.  
> When I've had to work the same color twice in a row, separated quite a bit
> by another color, I've used 2 balls of yarn, one for each side.  But if you
> need the color 3 times in a row, that could be a different problem.
> 
> What are your 6 colors?  I bet it will be very neat.
> 
> Oh, when I wanted a bigger border, I just knit it and marked where my
> picture would begin and end, so it wasn't really confusing. And, if the
> border is a different color, twist it together with the new color, at the
> back.
> Tracy
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Bernice Bird via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 4:55 PM
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> Cc: Bernice Bird <bernice.j.bird at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] knitted lighthouse afghan
> 
> I said I was going to give this picture a try after the new year. I have my
> 6 colors, and am almost ready to start.
> 
> I have a question. If a color is used several times in a row, do you have a
> separate strand of yarn for each time it is used. If you didn't, you would
> have long strands across the back of your work. I really don't want it to be
> as messy as it would be if it were to have long strands across the back. 
> 
> It starts right off with 3 colors in the first row, so, I am going to cast
> on with the light blue background color.
> 
> My plan is also to pick up stitches along the edges to make it wider,
> because the picture is only 34 by 39 inches. I feel like I can concentrate
> on the picture if I don't try to add a bunch all around the picture.
> 
> Bernice
> 
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