Can you all tell me what you use for a blocking board for your knitting and chrochet projects. we don't have a knitting store here and I am trying to come up with an innovative board to do my blocking. so far the best thing I have come up with is those puzzle mats that you use in a childs room but then what do you use for measurments to keep you one inch incriments to keep your knitting straight when you pin it. I am sure that some of you must have come up with some neat ideas to accomplish this" so thought maybe you all would like to share them. thanks in advance.
Blocking board for your knitting and chrochet projects
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Can you all tell me what you use for a blocking board for your knitting and chrochet projects. we don't have a knitting store here and I am trying to come up with an innovative board to do my blocking. so far the best thing I have come up with is those puzzle mats that you use in a childs room but then what do you use for measurments to keep you one inch incriments to keep your knitting straight when you pin it. I am sure that some of you must have come up with some neat ideas to accomplish this" so thought maybe you all would like to share them. thanks in advance.
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I'll be happy to hear the answers to this question, also. I looked into the children's floor mats, but have the same question about 1 inch marks or at least straight guide lines.
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I use the mats you describe; when straight lines and measurements are important, I pin on top of the mats a sheet of l" grid-printed interfacing.
The grid-printed mats would be the best and are probably a good investment, but I could not find any when I was getting set up for blocking so came up with this next best method.
You could also use a gingham square-printed fabric (tablecloth type) in place of the interfacing. The gingham should have one-inch squares to be useful. If using interfacing, the iron-on type may adhere to your mats from the heat from steam blocking, so it's best to use one without that feature. The non-adhering type is very difficult to find, but Jo-Ann's Online has it occasionally.
EDIT: You could make your own gridded mats by applying the grid fabric onto your mats and then carefully cutting them apart again; but I think your monetary outlay would be about the same as investing in the gridded mats to begin with, not to mention all the hassle and time expended.
The grid-printed mats would be the best and are probably a good investment, but I could not find any when I was getting set up for blocking so came up with this next best method.
You could also use a gingham square-printed fabric (tablecloth type) in place of the interfacing. The gingham should have one-inch squares to be useful. If using interfacing, the iron-on type may adhere to your mats from the heat from steam blocking, so it's best to use one without that feature. The non-adhering type is very difficult to find, but Jo-Ann's Online has it occasionally.
EDIT: You could make your own gridded mats by applying the grid fabric onto your mats and then carefully cutting them apart again; but I think your monetary outlay would be about the same as investing in the gridded mats to begin with, not to mention all the hassle and time expended.
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Joann's Fabric and Walmart both offer blocking boards on their websites. Boye Crochet Dude blocking boards. they come one to a package...and they have grid marks.
would you believe I ran into wallmart last nite because when I called they only had one left and once I got home to take it out of the package and mark the peiecs with my trusty little marker I found out that the centers popped out with the alphabet! that will teach me to be in such a hurry. urrrrrrrrrrr.
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well if I haden't been in such a hurry I probably would have checked it first. another option I am considering is the old dressmaker board that you used to get that fold up with the markings on one side: If a person bought one of those and covered it in plastic it would probably work well .
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I'm very ignorant about blocking boards, so forgive me if this is an obvious question, but it sounds like some of the blocking boards described (children's mats) would melt if blocking with steam, although they'd be fine for spraying with water.
What could you use for steam blocking?
What could you use for steam blocking?
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I initially used my husband's yoga mat, it worked okay, but was too thin and floppy. I them purchased the anti-fatigue floor mats from Harbor Freight. They lock together in many configurations and cost less than $10. I have used steam on both the mats and the yoga mats with no problem. You can get adhesive ruler tape (looks just like a tape measure) and apply it to the mats.
Here's what I did. I had a piece of pegboard, thick foam, and bought some gingham with 1" squares and covered it using hot glue to glue it down. Just in case you don't know what pegboard is, it's that thin brown board with round holes in it that a lot of people use in garages, etc. to put tools on with hangers. I like it because I usually steam block and you can make it as large as you need it. I also found out that if you decide to redo it you can pull the fabric off. Don't glue the foam on tho cause if you try to remove it it will tear the foam.
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