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Submitted by Admin2 on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 15:01

I've been knitting for many years now and am currently working on a sweater for my daughter-in-law for Christmas. You can never start too early. I am ready to block the sweater and a question came to mind. How do you block? Do you block each individual piece before sewing or put the whole piece together and then block.

 
Admin2 wrote 3 years 39 weeks ago

Re: blocking

Posted by: Alex (IP Logged)
Date: April 11, 2009 09:41PM

What fiber are you using? Makes a big difference.

My favorite way of dealing with wool is to assemble, wash by hand, hard spin-dry in a towel, and then spot pin to an old dress form padded with towels to the size I desire. The sweater has very little moisture left and dries weighted by gravity to a natural shape.

 
Admin2 wrote 3 years 39 weeks ago

Re: blocking

Posted by: KT (IP Logged)
Date: April 11, 2009 06:01PM

Some people like to block in pieces, some people block the finished item, and some people try to avoid blocking at all costs -- me!

 
Admin2 wrote 3 years 39 weeks ago

Re: blocking

Posted by: craftsman (IP Logged)
Date: April 11, 2009 12:11PM

Have you used the SEARCH function on this forum? There have been numerous posts on this subject, with various methods and opinions mentioned.

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