If you combine a lace or eyelet pattern with a slippery or superwash yarn, growth will be enhanced. It helps to know ahead of time that growth is expected so you can prepare accordingly. Cables draw the fabric in width-wise and maintain their partnership with the fabric around them. You can expect less growth when cables or heavy texture are involved. The more textured stitches, the more secure the fabric tends to be stranded colorwork can also be of assistance here.
There are exceptions to every rule, but in general, texture works against gravity. When considering how long to knit your project, consider what proportion of the garment includes cables. The more cables or heavy texture i. Q: What happens if you combine eyelets with crunchy, non-superwash wool? A: Much the same as with the previous example, pairing elements with opposite characteristics will help to moderate your results.
So much growth. Prepare yourself for multiple inches of extra length. I once had a customer who knit my As The Crow Flies wrap eyelets! The situation — you have finished knitting, seaming, and weaving in the ends. This is also how you will hand wash your knitting every time it needs it.
Before we start, are you working with multiple yarn colors? Stripes, borders, fair isle, etc? If so, there is a chance that the dyes will bleed when they get wet, so you want to set the dyes before you follow the instructions below. Fill the sink with cold water and about a cup of white vinegar. Soak your knitting for about a half-hour, and rinse to get out the pickle smell. Step 1: Clean sink.
Step 2: Fill with lukewarm water and add wool wash. Step 3: Send your knitting for a swim. Give it a few good squeezes to work the wool wash into the fibers. Step 4: Go find something else to do for a half-hour or so while it soaks. Step 5: Drain the sink, and gently squeeze out the excess water. Step 6: Spread an old towel out on the floor. I recommend an old towel, because there still may be some color bleeding. Step 7: Roll-up your knitting inside the towel like a burrito.
Step 8: Step all over it. Give it a quarter turn, step all over it again. This is a way of squishing out the extra water without wringing. Note: do not do this in stocking feet.
Ask me how I know this. Step 9: Blocking boards are awesome, but not totally necessary. You can ask me how I know this tidbit, too. Bonus if there is a ceiling fan in the room. The piece will dry exactly as you shape it, so be sure to square-out the corners and smooth the stitches. More notes: — Since you, my friend, are a careful and smart knitter, you knit and blocked a swatch before you started knitting, right? Good for you! Be SURE to block your swatch.
I live in a warm climate, and I really only wash my wool sweaters once at the end of the cold season every year. They will dig through your wet knitting, trying to find this tiny sheep. Great post, Staci. Quick question — where did you get your blocking board? Yours is much nice then the ones I have been able to find. Hi Kelly — I should have known to answer the blocking board question before you asked it, because I get that question a lot, too.
Hold the iron 2 inches above the pinned item. Press the steam button and hover the iron over your knitting or crochet until the yarn becomes damp.
Ann Jones has been writing since Her short stories have been published in several anthologies. Her journalistic work can be found in major magazines and newspapers. This step actually helps a garment knit in superwash wool maintain its shape. Superwash wool is smooth because the scales have been removed or coated so they cannot stick together. This means that superwash wool cannot be felted because felting occurs when the scales in wool fibers stick together when they come in contact with heat, moisture and agitation.
Superwash wool is not as warm as natural wool yarns because the fibers have been coated to keep them from sticking together. Natural wool, when the fibers naturally interlock, create air pockets that trap heat and provide some natural insulation. Moths will eat any natural protein fiber, even superwash wool.
Be sure they are cleaned on a regular basis because moths are attracted to body oils, odours, and food stains. How Superwash Wool is Made Superwash wool uses a chemical process to remove the scales from the wool the original method burned off the scales using a chlorination process. We use cookies on our website. Do not sell my personal information. Cookie Settings Accept. Manage consent. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.
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