Finally, I found time and space to block the wide-bordered “Scarf” from page 80 of Victorian Lace Today.<\/i> The patterns in this book were obviously not named with blog posts and knitting bloggers in mind! Before beginning, I had trepidations about the orthogonal changes in knitting directions, so I chose the easiest pattern. Let’s just say I didn’t feel challenged during the knitting. I did love knitting with Sea Silk!!<\/p>\n

Before the blocking:
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“I’m not feeling my prettiest right now,” Scarf.<\/i><\/p>\n

After the blocking:
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“I’m feeling so much more open and relaxed!”<\/i><\/p>\n

I chose this yarn for myself originally, but over Christmas, when Grandma Adeline told me that she had lost the feather and fan scarf I knit her a couple years ago, AND that she would love another scarf in a different color (she still hoped to find the first), I decided the Berry Sea Silk should be for her. I guess I could have been vexed that she lost the first scarf, but I decided it was a real compliment that she had liked the scarf enough to confess to losing it and asking for another.<\/p>\n

Grandma Adeline is not tall, so I only knit five of the seven repeats of the border, and then I knit the entire scarf to 42 inches long (including both borders). This blocked to 49 inches long. I did a gentle block as the Sea Silk is not stretchy. I soaked the scarf in cool water for 15-20 minutes, squeezed out the excess water, took embarrassing photos of the wet lace scarf blob, then laid it out on a beach towel. I only pinned the points of the borders. I like to try the gentlest blocking method first with non-wool fibers, and then if that doesn’t work, I can always reblock with more muscle. This gentle blocking satisfied me. The border is simple but rather attractive, although it isn’t absolutely symmetrical in design.<\/p>\n

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The best part of this project is that I have 59 of the original 100 grams of the Sea Silk left! It’s like having my cake and eating it, too.<\/p>\n

Happy Knitting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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