2009-10-15

How to Block Your Knitting Into the Size You Want!

In the last 2 months or so, I have always worked (read: slowly) on my ceiling next creation. After browsing the stores for knitting a pattern that I liked, I let myself to the Lily Chin sampler afghan from Family Circle Easy Afghans, the same book I did for the Yak-ceiling, I had (last year which, of course, keeps my dog Wiley warm, as I write ... I am the only person in the world, cuddling with her dog in a blanket, worth hundreds of dollars?).

EitherSo I landed select Ms Chin's sampler afghan for a few reasons. One thing I wanted something I could work on between my other projects. Two, the sampler consists of 6 different designs (8 seats each), if I can get so tired of knitting together one of the more complicated patterns, I take a break to knit and is easier. Or if I find that one of the simpler patterns is a breeze now, I can whip a few of those in a row. The third reason that I chose to knitthe sampler is that I thought I could just knit a square here and there - and then all of sudden, poof!, I would have taken out a blanket. Whether that actually happens remains to be seen:)

You're probably asking yourself: "What has this to do with the blockage?". Well, not much, I think, except that I explain how I got my most recent blockade of experience ... and then I could not stop writing. Seriously, I think the Afghan Sampler is a perfect example of aSituation in which the closure may be beneficial. Since the squares are all different, it is inevitable that this, in turn, slightly different size. With blocking, you can normalize the shapes and sizes. In my project, I noticed that the place was wired consistently a little smaller than the others. But, described by the following steps, I stuck it match with the rest of the squares! So let's get started:


Fill your sink with a few inches of warm (not hot)Water and a little dishwashing liquid (I'm using Meyer's dish soap, but Dawn works just as well).
Dip the crocheted piece in the water and send it around for a minute, completely soaking. Note: Do not let it sit there for a long time - we have heard horror stories of knitters, leave your project for an hour and enjoy all the colors together Bled. The idea is to wash quickly and then immediately rinse (step 4) thereafter.
After sufficiently washing the piece (andsome of the color / odor expires), drain the warm water.
Fill your sink with cold water (no soap) and send the piece around again, it completely sinks.
After sufficient rinsing, the pieces, drain the cold water.
Well, Diane (my knitting mentor) always said that the project in the washing machine for about 30 seconds Square - the spin cycle. I rarely do, but only because I'm too lazy to go, down to where the washing machine is. I usually just enough squeeze-outWater as I can - and then begin to elongate and make it to the desired size and shape.
Shape the knitted pieces as you want and then let dry on a towel (I use a towel more than doubled, and let lay) on the kitchen table - out of direct sunlight.

Voila! How do you find out soon, the natural color of cords / animal fibers increase the water and then "stick" to the form that you have created - it's amazing the difference between a square and a unlocked blocks a view. It istruly amazing to me ... I will not never blocked again!



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