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robinstephanie
Seriously Hooked
USA
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 Posted - 05/22/2012 : 8:44:53 PM
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Today I finished knitting a cashmere scarf for my boyfriend's birthday. Thank heavens he went out with friends tonight, so I could have some time to secretly block it. When I was finished blocking it on my EZ sew board, I tried to pick it up to carry it into my room, to hide it. That wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. I was bringing it into my room because I had this bright idea that I could let it dry under my bed, in secret. Well, my room is about the size of a postage stamp. I had to bend the board to get it under the bed and pins were flying all over the place and you should have heard the invectives flying around with them.  I finally got it pinned back together and shoved under my bed. Whew! It has three days to dry. I'll put my air purifier on and open the window and cross my fingers.
Where's the most ridiculous place you've ever dried (or tried to dry) your blocked knitting?
Robinsteph
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purlewe
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Posted - 05/23/2012 : 09:18:43 AM
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under my cat. Altho frankly I can't say I intended it to be under my cat. :D
Life is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming. ~Myrna Loy
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jaymeKnits
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USA
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Posted - 05/29/2012 : 4:30:37 PM
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Hotel room bed, not sure what housekeeping thought of it. I would have loved to see their faces. I left a note asking nicely that they leave the bed and it's contents alone, which they did.
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robinstephanie
Seriously Hooked
USA
870 Posts |
Posted - 05/29/2012 : 5:36:16 PM
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Excellent, on both counts. I've never tried blocking under a cat. Doesn't sound easy/fun.
Hotel room bed sounds easier, and I'm with you jaymeknits, I'd love to see their faces. (:
Robinsteph
Different is good. ~Matthew Hoover |
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Gibson Girl
Chatty Knitter
USA
148 Posts |
Posted - 05/31/2012 : 05:04:30 AM
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| I frequently use a guest room bed that has stripped sheets on it. Perfect for aligning. Our adult grandson came for a surprise visit and I hurridly whipped the room together but evidently left a few pins on the bed. He gathered them all together in the morning and brought them out to breakfast! He said it was one of the most interesting nights he'd ever had. You should have seen MY face. |
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llmcguire
Warming Up
USA
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Posted - 05/31/2012 : 09:14:36 AM
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| A few weeks ago I used my car's heating vents to finish up the drying process of a pair of socks I had finished the night before. The heater was on full blast inside the car, it was mid-60s outside. It worked, the socks were dry by the time I made it into work. I was cooked. I'm sure I looked funny to those who saw me flipping my purple socks while driving. |
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Consuelo
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 08/04/2012 : 9:55:44 PM
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I open up the sleeper sofa in our motor home and block things there. works great.
Consuelo
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robinstephanie
Seriously Hooked
USA
870 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2012 : 11:58:30 PM
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hee hee hee! I had forgotten about this post. Thanks for reviving it! Got a good laugh.
Robinsteph
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Clara
queen bee
USA
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Posted - 08/08/2012 : 3:55:03 PM
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So, did Matthew like it or what??
Clara
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suemac116@msn.com
New Pal
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Posted - 08/09/2012 : 06:55:40 AM
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| I blocked a small shawl in our rv once. It dried quickly before we had to sleep on the bed! |
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gerstperson
Warming Up
USA
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Posted - 08/09/2012 : 07:53:53 AM
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I typically block my socks wet on sock blockers, and then prop them up in the dish drain. It works great, but unexpected guests who wander into the kitchen look a little puzzled.
Sharon
Chinese Proverb: Man who says it cannot be done, should not interrupt woman who is doing it. |
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robinstephanie
Seriously Hooked
USA
870 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2012 : 08:26:14 AM
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Ha! Hi, Clara! Well, let's say it's grown on him. I think he wasn't crazy about it at first--although that's just a suspicion; you know, that slight hesitation before he says, "I love it!"
I told him cashmere is eight times warmer than wool, and I had knitted the scarf for him to wear camping, because it's very light and packs up into, like, a three-inch ball. He camps in the rain, and in winter, so such a thing would be useful. And then he put it on and it seduced him. After that, he was helpless against the cashmere. A common story.
Now he wears it all the time and shows it off to friends. I think it looks great on him. I need to take a picture. Then you could see how ridiculously long his red mustache is getting too...
Robinsteph
Different is good. ~Matthew Hoover
ps: Gerstperson: Socks in dishdrainer = awesome. I love it. |
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lucybug
Warming Up
USA
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Posted - 08/09/2012 : 10:53:06 AM
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I knit the tulip sweater for the granddaughter as an Easter present. It wasn't quite dry so I carried the blocking mats and all and put them in the back of the station wagon for the drive up. It was hot in the car so worked pretty well.
BTW -- when I finished it the night before and was excited, my husband asked if I would have time to block it. How's that for paying attention? |
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dschmidt
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Posted - 08/11/2012 : 5:32:21 PM
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Love the socks in dish drainer idea
Donna in VA
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robinstephanie
Seriously Hooked
USA
870 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2012 : 4:17:45 PM
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Matt now claims his initial hesitation was due to how nice it was and with my super-sneaky knitting and blocking. I asked him, "So that time you walked down the hall and found me with my butt sticking out from under the bed (after a shower without a towel, mind you; he snuck up on me) didn't cause suspicion? He said something like, "Non-knitters don't suspect sneaky knitting based merely upon naked butts sticking up from under the bed."
Robinsteph
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purlewe
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Posted - 08/14/2012 : 11:22:50 AM
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If only you could hear my laughter about naked butts. TOTALLY made my day.
Life is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming. ~Myrna Loy
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jaymeKnits
Permanent Resident
USA
1326 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2012 : 1:09:32 PM
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Lol, I have a new strange place to add to the list. I wanted to wash and reblock a small shawl to wear for a wedding out of town. I knew I didn't have time for it to dry before we had to leave. Hubby laughed when he came home and found me in the driveway pinning out my shawl in the trunk of my car.
(It's an suv and has a hard but carpeted cover thing that goes over the back trunk space so I pinned it to there and we slid the suitcase underneath. It worked great.)
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robinstephanie
Seriously Hooked
USA
870 Posts |
Posted - 08/15/2012 : 08:32:14 AM
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Purlewe, SO glad I could contribute. M and I are still laughing about it; it's become a new inside joke.
JaymeKnits--I can see you in my mind's eye pinning that shawl. Sounds like your husband appreciated your creativity. (:
Robinsteph
Different is good. ~Matthew Hoover |
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Grand-moogi
Seriously Hooked
Australia
773 Posts |
Posted - 08/16/2012 : 03:25:34 AM
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DD had a new hat sitting blocked over a dinner plate on the kitchen bench. Her Dad nearly wiped the bottom of his mug on it thinking it was a tea towel. He has suggested that she find somewhere else to block her hats.
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lisastitch
New Pal
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2012 : 10:49:08 AM
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