[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Blocking to measure

[Vickie London]

Hi,
There must be an art to putting those little pieces together. I'll try again. When I first started knitting decades ago, I don't ever remember hearing the term blocking. I had heard that one didn't need to block acrylic yarn. Any opinions on whether or not that's true?
VickieOn Jun 3, 2021 3:00 PM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Terry, the pads are 10 inches, maybe more, not counting the inny-outy bits 
> that lock them together. 
> And you can fit them together in any configuration that suits what you're 
> trying to block.  I think they're great. 
> Tracy 
>
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> Behalf Of Terry Powers via NFB-Krafters-Korner 
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> If the squares are only 8 inches, how can you measure a 10 inch square piece 
> with only 1 block? 
> Also, does anyone else, like Joanns sell blocking squares? 
> How many squares do you get? 
>
> Terry 
>
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> Of Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner 
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>
> Hi Yolanda. 
> That's a good idea.  My pieces are supposed to be 8 inches, so not quite as 
> big as the whole pad. 
> Tracy 
>
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> Behalf Of Yolanda Thompson via NFB-Krafters-Korner 
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> So, I am using the knit picks blocking pad. They have cut-outs to put 
> together as a puzzle, but I am only using one square, and I want my squares 
> to be ten inches so I have found the protrusions and cut-outs to define each 
> corner and edge. 
>
>
> On 6/3/21, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote: 
> > I don't usually block to measure.  I block for shape, or to bring out 
> > a lace pattern.  But now I'm making blanket squares, and it's 
> > important they all come out the same size so I can sew them together 
> > neatly.  So, I measured an 
> > 8x8 square on my blocking pad and stuck a blocking pin at each corner 
> > of the square.  I'm leaving the pins in the pad for the duration of 
> > the project. 
> > I 
> > lay the damp square inside the square and pin each corner so it 
> > touches my marker pins, then pin the rest of the edges so they feel 
> straight. 
> > 
> > It seems to be working OK.  I just wondered what methods other people 
> > use to block to measurements. 
> > 
> > Tracy 
> > 
> > 
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