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Blocking for curves, or how to make mountains out of molehills….

1. Gather your supplies.

Take two of these (a):

Some of this (b):

And a ladies’ uplifting foundation-type garment (c). I think you know to what garment I am referring!

2. Assembly.

Fill the ladies’ foundation garment with the balls of wool, and wrap in plenty of cling film.

And load into the damp knitting:

Voila – molehills blocked into mountains!

Published on June 19, 2008. 20 Comments Tags: , .

A great way to block

I got a great idea yesterday from Peaceful Knitter’s blog about using a yoga mat for blocking. I was keen to try this out on what I’ve done so far of my Grannie Smith cardigan. So, I submersed it, towel dried it and pinned it out: This works brilliantly! The mat is squishy enough to be able to be pinned, and the yarn dried really quickly as there was nothing absorbent underneath it. And the best bit? Look at this: The whole thing is a massive grid! Perfect for lining up straight edges: Thanks Sonia!

Published on April 17, 2008. 4 Comments Tags: , .