Comments on: wet blocking for crochet (& knit)

By: Jodi

Jodi — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:36:13 +0000

Oh, these are great ideas! I do my blocking by pinning into a towel on the (carpeted) floor and I haaate it, I keep looking longingly at the proper equipment online. I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for the bargain versions now!

By: jackie westfall

jackie westfall — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:58:05 +0000

For doilies and other small pieces I have used my husbands archery target.

By: val

val — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:05:33 +0000

its official, I am a non blocking slug! In my defense, I used to block all the time but haven’t made anything block-worthy in a while. Your tutorial makes me want to though..as do those blocking wires. Genius, pure and simple!

By: June

June — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 10:41:28 +0000

There are no dumb questions! Yes, you’d need to reblock it after laundering it. It’s a good idea to give care instructions with handknits anyway (hand-crochets isn’t a word, but I mean that too, obviously) as many yarns have special instructions (handwash, wash in cool water, air-dry, do not iron, etc) – check the label on your yarn for care instructions, and then add any additional instructions specific to what you’ve made, e.g. blocking and/or drying flat.

By: maura

maura — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:29:13 +0000

thank you for an excellent post, learned a lot. however i still have one question. after you’ve completed your projected and the blocking, does it have to be done every time the item gets laundered? if i am giving a shawl as a gift do i need to include blocking instructions? that’s probably a dumb question, but I still need to know????

By: Cal

Cal — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:20:18 +0000

When this article went up, my first thought was “Oh, that’s nice, but I’ll never use this.” And then just today I found a pattern that NEEDS wet blocking. Thanks, June!

By: Marie/Underground Crafter

Marie/Underground Crafter — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 02:27:31 +0000

Hahaha, I thought I was the only person using kids play mats for blocking . Thanks for sharing the tutorial.

By: Stocki

Stocki — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:52:03 +0000

Hi… great tutorial…thanks! I did one recently on spray blocking too… and I use a huge slab of left-over wall insulation or thick cardboard from a large box… both free too! If you are interested it’s on my blog x

By: June

June — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:50:13 +0000

There should be a link in my last comment - let's try that again: link to rug!

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:30:08 +0000

really great tutorial– thanks, June. I’d love to see the rug you made, too!