as you may remember i have knit two irish hiking scarves one for my Mom in law and one for my own mommy. they were part of the Christmas Scarf Disaster of '07, so called because i promised every damn family member i have a scarf, (totaling maybe 5-6) and i finished 1 (MIL's) on time. i finished the second (my moms) a few months ago, but she has still not received it. i've nearly finished the one that will be gifted to my SIL hopefully by this christmas. (i relly need to get on the ball) but anyway back to the point. MIL's was gifted as soon as it was finished, and i never gave a second thought to it. but nearly a year later when i have finished my moms, i have learned more about knitting and a technique called blocking
Blocking (textile arts), the process of stretching a knitted garment into shape while wet or using steam
i have always known of this technique i've just never used it because i never thought it was necessary, but i decided to give it a shot on this scarf. so here it is, moms scarf (well half of it) pinned out on my brand new blocking board (1 yen per piece 4 pc total) laid out on the kitchen counter. hopefully i will get it all blocked so i can get it in the mail by tomorrow.
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