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Blind man who is learning to knit

Sun, 2007-09-16 14:37 — davey_hulse

I'm trying to learn from text since pictures don't help me. Unfortunately, the texts aren't detailed enough to satisfy me so I'm looking for knitters who are willing to get down to gory details with me.

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Tue, 2007-09-25 09:24 — zZigzZag

Good for you learning to

Good for you learning to knit!

I bet the nice ladies at your local yarn shop would be willing to demonstrate various techniques while you "watch" with your fingers.

Mon, 2007-09-17 11:55 — MMario
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Davey - if you have

Davey - if you have questions, ask away! We have enough people "on" this site with differeing backgrounds that surely one of us will be able to give enough detail to help enable you.

MMario - ambiguity is cultivated, it doesn't happen in a vacuum!

Mon, 2007-09-17 10:47 — kylewilliam
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you should check out the

you should check out the knitpicks podcasts (and podcasts in general) because many of those will talk you through techniques - and the most recent knitpicks does a great job of explaining the process of wrapping and turning...

good luck on your endeavor!

Kyle

www.kyleknits.blogspot.com

Mon, 2007-09-17 03:28 — knitmaniac

I can't believe you said

I can't believe you said that!

Sun, 2007-09-16 23:16 — superi
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Trying searching for videos

Trying searching for videos on youtube!

Mon, 2007-09-17 13:33 — superi
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Oh, I'm so sorry... I didn't

Oh, I'm so sorry... I didn't see the part where it said you were blind. But actually maybe even finding a good video and listening to the person explaining it could help.