[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Knitted Baby Braille Blanket Pattern
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carcione at access.net
Tue Feb 20 20:21:18 UTC 2024
The pattern gives the spacing for the letters, so, with a bit of thought, you should be able to write anything you want. "Sweetie Pie". "Warmth and love". "I love you". Whatever takes your fancy.
You'd have to ad an extra vertical row to space the letters, and 2 or 3 vertical rows to space the words, but it should work.
You could even put words on top and a picture, like "I love my chick" and a picture of a chick, or whatever.
Tracy
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From: NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Lovette Yewchan via NFB-Krafters-Korner
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 3:12 PM
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Cc: Lovette Yewchan <lyewchan at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Knitted Baby Braille Blanket Pattern
So if I understand this right, you can do it as one piece.
I wonder if this could be a lap blanket instead??
Is there only one braille letter per square?
Thanks.
My daughter saw one with braille on every line or two but it seemed to be charted.
Lovette
> On Feb 20, 2024, at 10:22 AM, henry osborne jr via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi Terri N., thank you for this pattern, I knew that I saw it
> somewhere before, big smile.
> Now, to figure out how to convert it to the Loom, big smile.
> Any ideas Loomer's?
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> From: NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org> On
> Behalf Of Terri Nettles via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 11:03 AM
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> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Knitted Baby Braille Blanket Pattern
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> Here is a pattern that gives instructions on how to make the braille
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> KNITTED BRAILLE BABY AFGHAN
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> This knitted Afghan uses braille letters centered in squares.
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> SQUARE DESCRIPTION:
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> Each square is framed by a garter-stitch border. Within this
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> frame there is a stockinette stitch background for the braille
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> letters which is made up of 28 sts by 36 rows. In the center of
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> each square, 4 sts and 9 rows are reserved for placement of braille
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> cell: 4 sts across (2 sts between the dots), and 9 rows vertically
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> (3 rows between the dots). These sts are numbered as a braille
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> cell, and bobble sts are placed in whichever dots are required for
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> the individual letter. (See braille alphabet chart below for
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> MATERIALS: Knitting worsted weight yarn; size 7 ndls.
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> GAUGE: 9 sts and 12 rows, 2 ins.
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> SIZE: 170 sts; 270 rows: approx. 38 by 60 ins.
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> STITCHES USED: Garter Stitch: g-st; Stockinette Stitch: st-st;
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> Bobble Stitch: k into front, back and front of numbered st, turn;
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> p3, turn; k3, turn; p3, turn; k3. With left-hand ndl, pass second
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> and third sts, one at a time, over first st.
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> BASIC SQUARE CHART:
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> Note: In the basic square, the placement of each numbered dot
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> of the braille cell is shown. A bobble st is to be made in that st.
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> If you do not need that dot for the letter you are making, omit it,
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> and knit that st.
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> See the braille letter chart below for information on which
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> dots are needed for each letter.
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> BRAILLE SQUARE
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> Cast on 34 sts.
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> Rows 1-5: Knit.
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> Rows 6-18: k3; st-st starting with a p row; to last 3 sts, k3.
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> Row 19: k3; k12, dot 6, k2, dot 2, k12; k3.
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> Rows 20-22: k3; st-st, starting with p row; k3.
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> Row 23: k3; k12, dot 5, k2, dot 2, k12; k3.
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> Rows 24-26: Rep rows 20-22.
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> Row 27: k3; k12, dot 4, k2, dot 1, k12; k3.
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> Rows 28-41: Rep rows 6-18.
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> Rows 42-45: Knit.
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> Bind off but do not cut yarn. Single crochet a border around
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> edge of each square. Fasten off.
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> BRAILLE LETTER CHART
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> In this chart, each letter is shown with the numbered dots
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> A: 1
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> B: 1, 2
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> C: 1, 4
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> D: 1, 4, 5
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> E: 1, 5
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> F: 1, 2, 4
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> G: 1, 2, 4, 5
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> H: 1, 2, 5
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> I: 2, 4
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> J: 2, 4, 5
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> K: 1, 3
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> L: 1, 2, 3
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> M: 1, 3, 4
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> N: 1, 3, 4, 5
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> O: 1, 3, 5
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> P: 1, 2, 3, 4
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> Q: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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> R: 1, 2, 3, 5
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> S: 2, 3, 4
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> T: 2, 3, 4, 5
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> U: 1, 3, 6
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> V: 1, 2, 3, 6
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> W: 2, 4, 5, 6
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> X: 1, 3, 4, 6
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> Y: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
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> Z: 1, 3, 5, 6
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> ASSEMBLY
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> Make one square for each letter, then four squares following
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> the basic pattern omitting any braille dots. Arrange the squares as
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> in chart below, sewing them together
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> Chart starting from top:
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> Row 1: blank square, A, B, C, blank square.
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> Row 2: D, E, F, G, H.
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> Row 3: I, J, K, L, M.
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> Row 4: N, O, P, Q, R.
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> Row 5: S, T, U, V, W.
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> Row 6: Blank square, X, Y, Z, Blank square.
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> Note: Afghan may be worked in one piece following the chart
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> To knit it in one piece, simply begin each square in the chart
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> by continuing from previous square. In this case, omit crochet
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> border for each square, and add a crochet border to the entire
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> afghan, or a knit border of your own choice. Keep in mind that if
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> you work in one piece be sure that you start from the bottom right
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> corner up. To do this you will need to cast on 170 sts instead of
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> 34 sts if working in squares.
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