[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Blocking to measure

Vickie vlondon at ec.rr.com
Thu Jun 3 22:39:27 UTC 2021 

Hi Tammy,
Perhaps the problem is that I don't understand how the pieces fit together. Is there a nack to it? 
Vickie

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> On Jun 3, 2021, at 5:32 PM, Tammy Freitag via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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> 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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>> 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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>> Behalf 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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