I know I said I was taking a blog break – but this needed to be shared.
I bought a gorgeous hank of lace-weight baby alpaca/silk yarn in March of this year. I used the flower section of the Field of Flowers pattern from Fiber Trends.
Before blocking it looked like this:
Doesn’t look terribly interesting.
After I finished knitting I put the wrap/shawl in a sink full of cold water and squeezed until the yarn was saturated. I picked up the entire bundle and squeezed it to get rid of much of the excess water. Then I gently spread the wrap on a clean beach towel. Next I rolled up the towel and then squeezed it to get as much water out of the yarn as possible.
Once the wrap was drier (no longer dripping wet) I spread it on a super large towel and then pinned it.
Be sure the yarn is still damp when blocking.
The yarn will retain the shape that you pin. If I had wanted straight edges, I would have needed to pin them straight.
This is just to show you how long it is.
This wrap is helping me to look forward to winter. That’s sayin’ something!!!
Gorgeous – like a cloud it is so fine.
I can’t believe how beautiful that is! What a wonderful job you did and your patience amazes me. I just can’t get used to finer yarns. Don’t ask about the mohair eternity scarf that will take me an eternity to finish…. I’m so glad you finished that shawl. It’s lovely and maybe, just maybe, I’ll believe I can finish the eternity scarf, too. Or not.
I believe in you!! Finish!! You can do it.
It’s just lovely. I love the color.
That is so beautiful, Robin! Despite your disclaimer, you really are quite talented. You see, in your mind’s eye, what something is supposed to look like, and you have the skills to make that artistic vision a reality. I call that talent!
Do you have to re-block it if you wash it, or does it remember?
You are so sweet. Thanks.
Yes, it will need reblocking when washed. Which is a bummer. But hopefully that will only be a once-a-year thing.
That is gorgeous!!!
It’s beautiful! I hope I see it someday. Soon.
That is just beautiful! What talent!
Gorgeous!! I just love how lace goes from being a bunch of tangled yarn to a beautiful wrap after you block it! You did a great job!
That is beautiful!
It is gorgeous! I love the length, you’ll get a lot of use out of this.
I love it, Robin!
Beautiful!
You’re so talented!
Thanks. But the truth is that the pattern was really simple.