[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:
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> 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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>> 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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>> 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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