[Nfb-krafters-korner] yarn amounts

Thu Feb 14 13:17:40 CST 2008

I had a major upset when I ran out of yarn that was on sale at a knitting
shop,and then they didn't have anymore..  Luckily I had saved the label and
my Mom and Grandma helped me get what I needed from a different shop! 
Di

-------Original Message-------

From: Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
Date: 2/14/2008 11:40:36 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] yarn amounts

Hi Everyone;
One trick, no matter what you are making, save your packing labels,
until your job is done.  This way if you run out, someone in the store
can match it up by the code on the packaging label.  I always buy extra,
since most of my jobs in plastic canvis are small and the yarn can go
towards future jobs.
By the way, the new lady that knits, can you give me the contact imfo
for the man who does plastic canvis.  He is the first I have heard of
and hopefully we can teach each other.
Terry Powers
powerst at mail.nih.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:31 PM
To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] yarn amounts

Well I do a lot of guessing along with the hoping and praying I have
enough yarn.

This sweater that I am working on without a pattern I had this cone of
sport weight yarn in a blue.  Mmy guess is that  there was one pound  of
yarn.  So I really did not have much to go on as far as how many  yards.
I felt that I wanted something a little heavier so I had some sock  yarn
that worked up into a pattern of stripes and something else. in the
pattern.  I thought this would defintely add something to the solid blue
yarn.  I used size 10 needles
and did a test swatch in stockinette   stitch [knit one row, purl one
row].
That is where I came up with my  gauge.   The sock yarn was a sport
weight, too.
It achieved a  good maybe a tad more then a worstered weight yarn.  Now
I had a little  something to go by as the sock yarn had the yardage on
the packaging[something  like 400 yards per 100 g.]  I had gotten 4, 100
g. balls of this yarn.

Last weekend I started to sweat this out as I came down to doing the
last sleeve of the sweater and wondering if I had enough yarn to finish
it.  It  is one of those sweaters that you start at the neck and go down
without any  seams to bother with working on circular needles.I

Well I am happy to say I have 2 inches of ribbing left on my last sleeve
as of yesterday and there will be enough yarn to finish it.  I am
running low with the sock yarn, but defintely have enough that was on
the cone.  I will finish it tonight or tomorrow.

Now if you would like me to give up my secret how I came about designing
this sweater, I will tell you all  next installment on that topic
later.

Joyce

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I had a major upset when I ran out of yarn that was on sale at a knitting shop,and then they didn't have anymore..  Luckily I had saved the label and my Mom and Grandma helped me get what I needed from a different shop! 
Di

-------Original Message-------

From:
mailto:powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
Date:
2/14/2008 11:40:36 AM
To:
mailto:nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org List for blind crafters and artists
Subject:
Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] yarn amounts

Hi Everyone;
One trick, no matter what you are making, save your packing labels,
until your job is done.  This way if you run out, someone in the store
can match it up by the code on the packaging label.  I always buy extra,
since most of my jobs in plastic canvis are small and the yarn can go
towards future jobs.
By the way, the new lady that knits, can you give me the contact imfo
for the man who does plastic canvis.  He is the first I have heard of
and hopefully we can teach each other.
Terry Powers
mailto:powerst at mail.nih.gov powerst at mail.nih.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: mailto:Blindhands at aol.com Blindhands at aol.com
[ mailto:Blindhands at aol.com mailto:Blindhands at aol.com
]
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:31 PM
To: mailto:nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] yarn amounts

Well I do a lot of guessing along with the hoping and praying I have
enough yarn.

This sweater that I am working on without a pattern I had this cone of
sport weight yarn in a blue.  Mmy guess is that  there was one pound  of
yarn.  So I really did not have much to go on as far as how many  yards.
I felt that I wanted something a little heavier so I had some sock  yarn
that worked up into a pattern of stripes and something else. in the
pattern.  I thought this would defintely add something to the solid blue
yarn.  I used size 10 needles
and did a test swatch in stockinette   stitch [knit one row, purl one
row].
That is where I came up with my  gauge.   The sock yarn was a sport
weight, too.
It achieved a  good maybe a tad more then a worstered weight yarn.  Now
I had a little  something to go by as the sock yarn had the yardage on
the packaging[something  like 400 yards per 100 g.]  I had gotten 4, 100
g. balls of this yarn.

Last weekend I started to sweat this out as I came down to doing the
last sleeve of the sweater and wondering if I had enough yarn to finish
it.  It  is one of those sweaters that you start at the neck and go down
without any  seams to bother with working on circular needles.I

Well I am happy to say I have 2 inches of ribbing left on my last sleeve
as of yesterday and there will be enough yarn to finish it.  I am
running low with the sock yarn, but defintely have enough that was on
the cone.  I will finish it tonight or tomorrow.

Now if you would like me to give up my secret how I came about designing
this sweater, I will tell you all  next installment on that topic
later.

Joyce

**************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy

Awards. Go to AOL Music.
( http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565 http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565
)
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