Blocking, I hope

[celticdragonfly]

So this afternoon I attempted to block the knitted doily I did recently. It may sound strange that I don't do blocking all the time, but most of what I've worked on doesn't need it. Socks, you grab 'em out of the dryer and stick 'em on your feet. Anyway, the lace doily needed it. I got my old bobbin lace pillow, unused these days until the kids are a lot older (all those pins!), and blocked it wet on that, spraying it with spray starch after I had it pinned down. I hope I did it right.

I can expect to do okay with anything small enough to fit on my bobbin lace pillow. I have NO idea how I'd manage significantly larger items.

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blocking the biggies

[bkseiver.livejournal.com]

You've got two choices: a large bed or the carpet. Either is a back breaker (been there, done that). I need to order some blocking wires - they are long wires you thread through a straight edge, then you pin those in place. It's supposed to be much easier than a gazillion pins.
See: http://www.windycityknittingguild.com/Zonta.htm

It's an international service project for Zonta.

[castiron.livejournal.com]

The one time I did a doily too big for my bobbin lace pillow, I used the mattress on the spare bed. It worked, but of course you have to have a spare bed to try that!

Giggle

[profitne.livejournal.com]

I have NO idea how I'd manage significantly larger items.

Isn't that what the rug in the living room is for?

Seriously, I have blocked on the rug for largeer items with great success although Bill used to groan when he would see a spiderweb of fiber in the middle of the room. Poor Baby coped just fine.

Profitne