Tying Up Loose Ends

Day 72: 

Focusing on completing these projects has definitely matured me as a crocheter and knitter. I have a new willingness to unravel something I’m not satisfied with, as I did with the Covid sweater. I have discovered that I need to keep re-making and prototyping pieces until I am satisfied, as I did with the eyes. And, impatient as I am for final results, I am blocking my squares.

I seriously resist buying stuff for blocking however (my house needs less stuff, not more), so I looked up some ideas online, and found this plan for using knitting needles stuck through cardboard to make a blocking frame. I have plenty of knitting needles for the project, and I found this lovely little box in the garage that stabilizes the base really nicely. Jon was saving the box, as you do, because it’s a REALLY nice box, but he was gracious about letting me have it.

You can see the difference in the blocked (left) and unblocked (right) squares, so I suppose I am a convert, especially since it’s so easy to make my own little blocking rack, and I can steam them in batches of 15 or so. Patience, Beth, patience.

I’m ready to take your suggestions, crocheter friends, for what method you prefer for putting the squares together. I am inclined to crochet rather than whip stitch them, and I don’t think I want to do anything too fancy. I guess I’ll research that while my blocked squares are drying.

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