KNITmuch Issue 12

I placed my cowl in the
water, and let it get damp. It
doesn’t need to be utterly
saturated, but all the stitches
should be wet. When you
bring the wet cowl out of the
water, resist the urge to wring
it out. Twisting it too much
will damage the fibers, and
stretch the fabric in ways you
don’t want. Gently squeeze
out the excess water into
your tub. Place your cowl flat
onto the towel, and roll it up.
Again, press it don’t twist it to
take out more of the water.
Place your cowl out onto
your blocking mats, and
gently stretch it to its desired
measurements. Be careful not
to stretch it out too hard. You’ll
find that Donnina yarn grows
generously when dampened,
so there’s very little pulling
needed to get it to the shape
you want. I found the cables
bloomed beautifully with the
lightest stretching.
Using your Knitter’s Pride Knit
Blockers pin the cowl in place.
Then you can leave your cowl
to dry.
Roll up your damp cowl, and gently press out the excess
water. Do NOT wring or twist!
See how the cables have bloomed!
If you’re like me, and you
have cats that love to
snuggle up on damp sheep
wool (WHY!?!) you can place
a dry towel over it. It takes
longer to dry that way, but
at least it doesn’t come out
with cat hair attached to it. It
may take the cowl a day or
two to dry. Be patient. Wait
for it to dry completely then
you can remove the knit
blockers. It’s almost done.
After blocking is the time I
like to sew in my ends.
Et voilá, thanks to Fibra Natura
Donnina yarn, you have a
runway-ready Spring Contours
Cowl to wear and show off to
the world…whenever that’s
possible again.
Et voilá! The blocking has made my Spring Contours
Cowl perfect.
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