Blocking a finished garment

Blocking lets you stretch a garment so that you can knit a smaller one with
less yarn and then block it to a larger size. A very useful concept if you
are spinning and knitting for 6 sons and they eat almost as much as they
catch in the nets; or you are knitting for market and trying to produce at a
minimum cost.


"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
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Wait for the first time you need to wash it soak in luke warm water ,
let drip , roll in towels ,,,, voila you `blocking ` is done ,,, one
piece no seam sweaters REALLY DO NOT NEED blocking ...
mirjam
ps Michelle, i think it isn`t compulsive ,,, looks to me more that we
all were brought up with sets of DO and DON`TS , and they sort of
crawl into our minds and convince us that ,, "umless we do this or
that it isn`t ok !!!'

Why bother? If you are compulsive enough to block a top-down sweater,
find a Wooly Board, or make one.

Michelle
Who doesn't sew and doesn't block

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 12:34:19 -0600, "Karen"
wrote:

How do you block a finished garment that is already assembled?

I am used to blocking pieces before assembling. I know some knitters
don't
block, but I just have to -- otherwise for me, it feels sort of like
wearing
an unironed blouse. And I found with wool that it evens out the tension
and
shaping nicely.

I did a from-the-top-down, all-in-one-piece bulky pullover sweater out
of
Cascade Magnum. There was no assembly at all. But now I'm not sure how
to
block it.

I'm thinking do it like I would pieces, pin it to shape on a blocking
board
covered with a damp bath towel. But being assembled, I'm not sure how
I'd
pin it to shape, so that both front and back get blocked properly. It
also
seems like with two layers, top and bottom, of heavy wool, it would take
weeks to dry!

Any ideas?

Karen in MN

In article ,
(Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote:

Cleaning toilets is best when you are angry with somebody ,, your
scrubbinng ability ,, grows ,,,

Especially if you are using their shirt to do it.

Regards,
Ranee

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| On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 13:04:26 -0800, Ranee Mueller wrote:

Cleaning toilets is best when you are angry with somebody ,, your
scrubbinng ability ,, grows ,,,

Especially if you are using their shirt to do it.

Oh my goodness!! That is too-too funny!


Helen "Halla" Fleischer,
Fantasy & Fiber Artist in Fairland, MD USA
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/

Ohhhh Kirsten .. this sounds so familiar ,,
mirjam
wrote:

In article ,
Noreen's Knit*che wrote:

Nooooooooo, for ME ironing is soothing....been doing it since age
8, first thing I ironed was Dad's hankie's and the pillowcases!


I did that too; iron his hankies and sew on his buttons. I felt really
proud that he trusted me, but discovered later it was because he hated
doing it himself.

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Current projects; full-length dress with matching jacket, child's jumper,
gifts

Or their tooth brush?
"Ranee Mueller" wrote in message
...
In article ,
(Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote:

Cleaning toilets is best when you are angry with somebody ,, your
scrubbinng ability ,, grows ,,,

Especially if you are using their shirt to do it.

Regards,
Ranee

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In article , "Helen
\"Halla\" Fleischer" wrote..
| On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 13:04:26 -0800, Ranee Mueller wrote:

Cleaning toilets is best when you are angry with somebody ,, your
scrubbinng ability ,, grows ,,,

Especially if you are using their shirt to do it.

Oh my goodness!! That is too-too funny!


Helen "Halla" Fleischer,
Fantasy & Fiber Artist in Fairland, MD USA
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/

And even MORE so when your eyes are extremely tired and your read
it through the first time and don't see the 'r' in shirt!!!
OMG,
Noreen

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