[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Woe is me

[Ericka]

How do you do that Dixie?

Ericka Nelson


> On Feb 17, 2024, at 1:30 PM, Dixie via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Oh Tracy, I feel your pain.
> 
> I am so bad at ripping back and starting up from my lifelines, that I leave
> at least 3 in my work, giving me 3 chances to succeed instead of just the
> one.
> 
> 
> 
> Dixie
> @-> + <-@
> 
> -----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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