I did my gauge swatch to determine what tension I was knitting to and then picked a size whose finished dimensions according to my gauge would fit my daughter (stretching it a bit during blocking didn’t hurt either). I’m pleased to say that it has blocked very well.
See the unblocked example below:
See the blocked examples below:
2 comments:
Hi Francesca!!!
Looks good so far - the Canelis just won't have the same blockablity qualities that wool would have. But it's shinier (I knit with it at some point in the past)!!
Wannietta! Great to hear from you. You're right about it not having the same blocking qualities. In the picture, I show it pinned with blocking wires and yes there is a tiny amount of stretch back when you unpin. That's when you re-pin and bring out the steam iron. I didn't put the iron directly on it because of the texture, but I hovered the steam over it and then there was no stretch back when unpinned. :)
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