by sirvineperry@att.net | Nov 23, 2016 | adaptive technique, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Needle Arts, notion/tool, projects, teaching resource
Working with mohair yarn I prefer the variegated color of mohair yarn for the mystery of how the colors will show in the pattern and so the eye gets distracted from the inconsistency of stitch tension. Working with mohair can be a challenge, so I don’t recommend... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Nov 17, 2016 | adaptive technique, clothing, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Needle Arts, notion/tool, projects, teaching resource, Textiles
With my narrow shoulders, I decided to double check the length and use a safety pin marker for my shoulder length. The safety pins on the shoulder seam mark the placement for where to place the sleeves at the end of the shoulders. I chose to knit the sleeves from the... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Nov 3, 2016 | adaptive technique, clothing, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Machine Sewing, Needle Arts, projects, Resource, teaching resource, Textiles
Yes, must confess I had a brief moment of talking myself into cutting through the purl stitches; even though I have done a sweater with this technique before. A technique among others I learned in the early 1990’s from Ann Bourgeois at Philosopher’s Wool Co.,... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Oct 26, 2016 | adaptive technique, color, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Needle Arts, projects, Special education resource, teaching resource, Textiles, vision loss
This photo shows I compared the mohair sweater sides with my original sweater pattern inspiration for my desired length. Once I got the desired side length, I continued in the round to keep the pattern of the greens. Imagine a picture of rolling hills with... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Oct 20, 2016 | adaptive technique, Blind, books, Braided Rugs, clothing, color, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Needle Arts, Needle Threading, notion/tool, projects, Resource, Special education resource, teaching resource, Textiles, vision loss
My sweater is coming along. I will share more adaptive techniques in this blog post and future ones as I let you journey through the process of this sweater with me. For me the slow knitter, I have decided to knit the whole sweater body in the round utilizing a few... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Oct 14, 2016 | adaptive technique, Blind, books, How To/DIY, Knitting, Labeling, Needle Arts, Needle Arts organizations, notion/tool, Organizing, projects, Resource, Special education resource, teaching resource, vision loss
Many knitters knit without looking while conversing with others and may not think about that fact. When I point this out to sighted knitters they then realize, yes; they do knit often without looking. Here are ideas to make it easier to knit with vision loss.... 