[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Woe is me

[Ericka]

Keep on fighting! That is really neat. Will this be donated? Or do you have family that are in the military?

Ericka Nelson


> On Feb 14, 2024, at 9:56 AM, henry osborne jr via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Good Morning Tracy, isn't that a part of being a Crafter? Make it, don't
> like it, make a mistake and fix it or start all over again.
> Been there, and, done all of those things.
> Right now for an example, I am having a "Mini War" with a scarf that I am
> making in honor and tribute to the United States Military Academy at West
> Point Army Black Knights.
> I have started and restarted this scarf about four or five times, and, guess
> what, _I _Will _Win _The _War!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf
> Of Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 8:14 AM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists' <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: carcione at access.net
> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Woe is me
> 
> I think I'm getting cooking on my beautiful lace shawl, and then another
> problem crops up.
> 
> First, there are errors in the transcription, so I had to find a way to read
> the bad lines in the chart and get them right.  I'd done some before I
> figured that out, so I had to rip it back.  I was able to use my Optacon to
> read the chart, which is fantastic.  An Optacon is an old device that's no
> longer made.  It can read anything I can make big enough and figure out
> myself.  There's no software, just my brain.
> 
> Now, I was going along great, and I pulled out my lifeline to put it in a
> new place, only to discover that I have a big hole in one place a few rows
> back.  So I either have to use a bit of yarn to fudge and fix it, or
> carefully un-knit 4 or 5 rows of lace, hoping I don't make a bigger mess
> doing so.
> 
> I feel like I'm going to be reworking these 30 rows beginning the chart for
> months.  Woe is me.
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
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