Crocheting in public
That's the DART line in the background.
On the importance of blocking
I started this scarf on a road trip around the South Island of New Zealand with my parents and brother this Christmas. Though I was doing most of the driving, I knew there would be quite a bit of quiet downtime and wanted to bring a bright, colourful project along with me that was also portable. I finished the crocheting a few weeks ago but took ages to sew in the ends and block it. This was the first time I've blocked something and am really delighted with how professional the results look. My trusty iron and ironing board, an old towel (not sure why I couldn't use a good one - or if I should but it was a case of better safe than sorry), sewing pins and a spray bottle. The image below is the pre-blocked scarf. Really quite wobby and the final three images are my rather professional looking end product! Really rather delighted with my success and safely delivered to its new owner (even though its still summer here in New Z...
Looks like something very pretty, love the colours, would you believe I don't think I've ever been on the DART. You still in Ireland? Weather was dry this weekend but no heat! :)
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Oh wow! That's impressive! Yup - still here until December. Though beginning to regret missing the New Zealand spring!
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't miss it if you felt the wind we had at the weekend! Not to mention the hail (yes, hail) that woke me up this morning!! On a plus side - at least the days are getting longer :-)
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