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Blocking wires

Posted on 05/14/2009 by Barb | Comments (3)
Filed under : Finished Objects, Knitting

… a must-have for me now that I’ve tried them.

I finished the blue “white shawl” project .

Its radius is 24” (48” diameter). And its circumference is about 540 degrees! Since that’s way more than a circle (and greater than a circle is what you want so you get that stay-on-your-shoulders drape), you really need to block it right.

As you can see, I folded the shawl in half and laid it out on a big bed covered with absorbent blanket-sized towels, and strung the wires through matching points. I gently fussed and stretched and pinned to be sure everything was blocked out to 24” from the center.

This was a lot easier than the last circular shawl I blocked. So blocking wires … they’re the real deal!

3 Comments

Looks great, Barb. Will we see it on Saturday?

- said Mage (05/14/2009, 12:06 PM)

Planning on it! Maybe I'll bring the shawl along for show-and-tell. See you Saturday.

- said Barb (05/14/2009, 12:06 PM)

Hello! I am Inés from Abuelita Yarns Company. I loved your shawl!! It is very romantic and girly :)
We are a uruguaian brand which sells yarns. If you want to know more about us please enter www.abuelitayarns.com or if you wish to see our articles and pictures enter www.abuelitayarns.com/blog/
Good luck! :D

- said Inés (05/14/2009, 12:06 PM)