Lessons in Blocking

Last week, on a very special Blossom, our heroine learned the value of meticulously pinning out her work.

She may have learned that lesson a bit too well.

*cue music*

May I stop the third-person speak now?

I unpinned the beast to find that I had unwittingly pinned some odd-shaped lines into my work.

The markings show where I pinned out too severely, creating a flared edge at the shoulders and along the top edge of the sleeves.  The result was a winged look.

Never fear, re-blocking is here!

I dampened the shoulders to relax the problem spots, and laid it (but did not pin it) back out to dry.  I am quite pleased with the final result.  I will get a photo once the shoulders have completely dried.

Overall, huge thumbs-up for this project.  My issue with the fit and appearance have less to do with the sweater itself and more to do with how I feel I look in it.  I tried some new techniques, I fell in love with the colours, and I have a nice summer sweater to show for it.

Back to socks.  Lots of socks.

Comments

[Terra]

You should have left the wings in the sleeves :) You'd look like something out of star trek.

Nice job on the sweater btw...sock weight. Insane. It would take me years.