[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Blocking to measure
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Thu Jun 3 21:30:47 UTC 2021
Vicki,
The pads have edges like puzzle pieces that lock together. This lets you make a block as large as you need.
I don't block acrylic projects but that is just me.
Smile!
Tammy
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Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Blocking to measure
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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> 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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> 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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> 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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