Introducing myself

[persephonesluna]

Hiya! I am Luna Moody, and I am a beginning knitter. I have been knitting almost 2 years now (veeeeerrrrrryy slowly, admittedly.) and have very few knitters in my (real) life. So... I came looking for more. I have finally progressed to knitting something with a pattern to follow (other that a washcloth shawl: knit 2 yarn over, knit to the end of

Comments

[iriam]

Its quite difficult to block acrylic because it rebounds to its original position, however i'm not sure what % of natural fiber you would need before it will block properly, you can always try and see how it goes...but it usually doesn't work as well as all natural fibers

[persephonesluna]

Thanks, I have never tried to block anything before so I wasn't sure. My favorite LYS lady suggested instead of a thourogh blocking, to try gently spreading it out on the table over a dry towel, then taking another towel getting it wet with very hot water, wringing it thouroughly and laying it over top for a couple of hours and see how that works. The yarn sleave thing says it is machine washable so, we'll see how it goes.

[nicholia]

I'm with iriam, acrylic doesn't block very well, if at all. But with the wool in it, I really don't know.
Good luck with your scarf. Be sure to post some pictures of it when you're done. I would love to see it!

Peace, Love, and Yarn,
~Emmy

[persephonesluna]

my digital camera died a very tragic death, but its recipient might be persuaded to photograph it for me! Thanks bunches!

Blessings,
Luna