Hello blogging friends. I hope it is much warmer where you are than where I am. It has been so cold this week. So, since cold and snow has kept me inside, I thought I would get my Margot Wrap fully finished. I added some wool wash to a sink full of cold water and put my wrap in to soak for about 15 minutes. I pulled out the blocking boards, pins and blocking wires.
There is just something about a knit (or crochet) project soaking in a bubble bath. The colors become brighter and the patterns seem to be more prominent. I love it! After soaking for about 15 minutes, I pressed out as much water as I could and then rolled the wrap in a towel and pressed to get the rest of the water out.
Since this was a long wrap with mostly straight sides, I decided to use the blocking wires. If you haven’t used them before, they are long, skinny rods that come in various lengths. Mine are about 36″ long and I don’t know why, but they remind me of a car radio antenna. Well, sort of. Anyway, you just weave them through your garment and add some blocking pins to hold in place. When I use them, I seem to take a longer time to weave them through than if I had just used the blocking pins. But I was able to get it all blocked and let it sit overnight. It blocked out beautifully!
The colors are so beautiful and the criss crosses blocked out nicely.
It really turned out lovely and I can’t wait to wear it the next time I go out. The details on this wrap: It is the 2021 Advent from Speckled Finch Studios. The pattern is The Margot Wrap by Yvonne Poon and is available on Ravelry.
So that is what I have been up to. What are you up to?
Ginny
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What a gorgeous wrap!!! I really love the colors of the yarn , absolutely perfect for this design. Aren’t blocking wires great ? I use mine for shawls and lace wraps or scarves
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Thank you, Tina. The yarns from Speckled Finch are absolutely beautiful. I am hoping that some, if not all, will be available in full skeins this year.
I have mixed feelings about blocking wires. I tend to only use them when my shawl or wrap has straight sides. But they seem to take me longer to use than blocking pins. Maybe if I use them more, I will get faster at using them.
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The colors & patterns are so very pretty.
Congrats on your finish.
I am trying to finish crocheting an afghan for a friend.
Marilyn
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I really enjoyed knitting this wrap, Marilyn. Since it uses mini skeins, I will probably make it again some time. I have been thinking about pulling out my crocheted squares that I did quite some time ago and try to stitch them together. Enjoy crocheting your afghan.
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What an extraordinarily pretty wrap. I bet it’s cosy too.
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Thank you. It is really soft and warm. I can’t wait to get out and wear it.
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Your wrap turned out great! How beautiful.
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Thank you. I am really happy with it. So glad my Criss Crosses behaved on the blocking boards 😉
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The wrap is so pretty, Ginny! Those criss-crosses really opened up from the blocking–they look good.
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Thank you, Anita. I am so pleased with the criss crosses. I was not sure they would stretch out and look nice with the blocking. They were pretty loose and loopy while knitting them.
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I love this wrap it is beautiful. It is amazing at what a difference blocking can make.
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I have blocked many things now, but I am still amazed every time I block something. It is like night and day 🙂
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Such beautiful colors! You’re new wrap is stunning 😍
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Thank you. It did turn out pretty nice. The colors are beautiful. You just never know what you are going to get in an advent and I am quite pleased with the colors.
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