Blind Knitting
Sep. 5th, 2019 03:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithA conversation got me looking for resources on knitting while blind, so I thought other folks would enjoy these.
Resources for blind knitting:
Kudos to Lionheart, a yarn company that offers patterns in large print and Braille, and they also carry a how-to book on learning to knit while blind (written by a blind knitter).
http://www.lionbrand.com/blog/knitting-by-touch-the-touch-of-yarn-by-davey-hulse/
https://fingeringyarn.com/2019/05/08/getting-started-knitting-resources-for-blind-and-low-vision-knitters/
https://www.horizons-blind.org/gadget-gallery/
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/Knitting-Patterns-Audiobook-Listeners
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rowan/marjorie-crafts.html
https://www.loc.gov/nls/braille-audio-reading-materials/lists-nls-produced-books-topic-genre/listings-on-narrow-topics-minibibliographies/needlework/
http://www.brailleauthority.org/crafts-hobbies/Guidelines%20for%20Transcribing%20Knit%20and%20Crochet%20Patterns.pdf
Tips for knitters who have recently gone blind:
https://www.visionaware.org/info/everyday-living/recreation-and-leisure/arts-and-crafts/sewing-and-embroidery/knit-your-life-back-together/12345
https://www.visionaware.org/info/everyday-living/recreation-and-leisure/arts-and-crafts/sewing-and-embroidery/knitting-and-crochet/12345
http://blog.cnib.ca/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=770
Sadly I could not find "learn how to knit" instructions for blind people online, but at least those exist in various formats.
Resources for blind knitting:
Kudos to Lionheart, a yarn company that offers patterns in large print and Braille, and they also carry a how-to book on learning to knit while blind (written by a blind knitter).
http://www.lionbrand.com/blog/knitting-by-touch-the-touch-of-yarn-by-davey-hulse/
https://fingeringyarn.com/2019/05/08/getting-started-knitting-resources-for-blind-and-low-vision-knitters/
https://www.horizons-blind.org/gadget-gallery/
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/Knitting-Patterns-Audiobook-Listeners
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rowan/marjorie-crafts.html
https://www.loc.gov/nls/braille-audio-reading-materials/lists-nls-produced-books-topic-genre/listings-on-narrow-topics-minibibliographies/needlework/
http://www.brailleauthority.org/crafts-hobbies/Guidelines%20for%20Transcribing%20Knit%20and%20Crochet%20Patterns.pdf
Tips for knitters who have recently gone blind:
https://www.visionaware.org/info/everyday-living/recreation-and-leisure/arts-and-crafts/sewing-and-embroidery/knit-your-life-back-together/12345
https://www.visionaware.org/info/everyday-living/recreation-and-leisure/arts-and-crafts/sewing-and-embroidery/knitting-and-crochet/12345
http://blog.cnib.ca/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=770
Sadly I could not find "learn how to knit" instructions for blind people online, but at least those exist in various formats.
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Date: 2019-09-06 02:32 am (UTC)Re: Link dead
Date: 2019-09-06 04:07 am (UTC)However, I did find this recent post with the author's ordering info:
https://fingeringyarn.com/2019/05/07/the-touch-of-yarn-2/
Re: Link dead
Date: 2019-09-06 04:36 am (UTC)A note- for the knitting and crochet craftsmanship certification process, the applicant makes swatches and fits each one into a page protector in a VERY thick binder, sending the set in to be judged.
For making tactile swatches, the thick binder makes sense, but use loops of ribbon through three points of the swatch and hook THOSE over the binder rings, otherwise you'll be dragging the swatch out of shape, badly.
As for working without sight, the biggest problem I foresee is in blocking, especially sweaters and other weird shapes that must be even and symmetrical. When I figure that out, I'll be delighted.