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The Talk Part 2
Last week I brought up that old conversation stopper: blocking. You know how it is. A group of knitters is chatting amiably, and one suddenly announces, "I never block." And...
The Talk Part 2
Last week I brought up that old conversation stopper: blocking. You know how it is. A group of knitters is chatting amiably, and one suddenly announces, "I never block." And...
Things Suddenly Get Awkward: The Talk
It's time for The Talk. I know, how awkward. But I want you to be informed so you can make the right decisions in your adult life.
Things Suddenly Get Awkward: The Talk
It's time for The Talk. I know, how awkward. But I want you to be informed so you can make the right decisions in your adult life.
How to Block Very Large Things
I'm a big believer in blocking. More than that, I'm a big believer in wet blocking. But you might notice this gets really awkward when you are dealing with a...
How to Block Very Large Things
I'm a big believer in blocking. More than that, I'm a big believer in wet blocking. But you might notice this gets really awkward when you are dealing with a...
Finishing: Weave then block, or block then weave?
It's your basic chicken and egg situation. When you're finishing a piece of knitting (and by finishing, I don't mean getting to the end of knitting, I mean sewing it...
Finishing: Weave then block, or block then weave?
It's your basic chicken and egg situation. When you're finishing a piece of knitting (and by finishing, I don't mean getting to the end of knitting, I mean sewing it...
How to Block Knitted Lace
Blocking" is a finishing step in your knitting when you straighten and even out stitches, usually with heat or moisture. Blocking is also done again after you wash a knitted...
How to Block Knitted Lace
Blocking" is a finishing step in your knitting when you straighten and even out stitches, usually with heat or moisture. Blocking is also done again after you wash a knitted...
How to block your knitting
Blocking sets your knitted garment pieces, smoothes stitches, and plumps up some fibers. Blocking is done with moisture and/or heat, depending largely on the fiber content of the yarn, and...
How to block your knitting
Blocking sets your knitted garment pieces, smoothes stitches, and plumps up some fibers. Blocking is done with moisture and/or heat, depending largely on the fiber content of the yarn, and...