Finishing Techniques

Little, indispensable things to help you when finishing a hand-knit or crocheted object…

How to Block a Knitted or Crocheted Shawl

September 10, 2012
how to block a knitted or crocheted shawl pattern

How To Block A Knitted or Crocheted Shawl If you’ve ever knitted or crocheted a shawl, you may have noticed it needs a little help after completion. As I showed in the last post, I finished crocheting the lovely Neptune’s Tears crocheted shawl pattern. But, as you can see, right when I finished, it looked [...]

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An Easy Way to Block A Knitted Hat

January 13, 2012
instructions on how to shape a knitted hat

I’ve always wondered how to block a hat. You knit this gorgeous creation and want it to be finished “just so” and yet, how do you block a rounded object? Well, for starters, just in case you’re wondering, “blocking” is the process of wetting your knitted or crocheted object and then placing it into position [...]

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