[kalebsgrandma]

Does anyone use this yarn and if so do you block the finished product? I like the yarn but since it is 75% acrylic I wonder if it will block? Thank you

 

[countryknitwit]

I use it all the time, but never block it. However, there have been numerous discussions on the forum on how to block acrylic yarn.

 

[kalebsgrandma]

Thanks, I'll check the ideas out.

 

[edithann]

I am knitting with it right now. I only intend to steam press it with an iron..not pressing it. It doesn't look as if it needs much blocking...
Edie (EdithAnn) :-D

 

[paljoey46]

I made a shrug for my G'Daughter with this yarn and gave it a very light steam block to set the stitch pattern. I block everything I knit.

 

[Carol J.]

I love it and for plain knitting, it needs no blocking or steaming. Pattern knitting always looks better after a touch of steam but for quality and smoothness, you can't beat Encore. It is worth the extra you have to pay for it but you get what you pay for. Quality.

Carol J.

 

[cookiequeen]

I made a big afghan for my son using Encore. I didn't do any blocking and it has since been washed and dried and it looks beautiful. I think Encore is a very good washable yarn that comes in loads of colors.

 

[denisejh]

kalebsgrandma-I use it all the time and I do, sometimes block it. Treat it as any acrylic yarn. Don't use heat. I pin it into shape, spray it with cold water, and let it dry pinned. It blocks well that way. Denise

 

[denisejh]

kalebsgrandma-I use it all the time and I do, sometimes block it. Treat it as any acrylic yarn. Don't use heat. I pin it into shape, spray it with cold water, and let it dry pinned. It blocks well that way. Denise

 

[knitnanny]

I love this yarn and use it a lot. I don't block it, though...

 

[lannieb]

I use it often...and always block it. It blocks very nicely.

 

[stockfish]

Blocking it doesn't make quite as much a difference as it does with pure wool, but for me it makes enough of a difference to make it worth the effort.

I run my Plymouth Encore projects through the washing machine on cold/gentle cycle without detergent, pin it out, and then when it's almost dry I steam iron it. I actually touch the iron to the yarn lightly and briefly without any pressing cloth and it's worked for me every time--no melted plastic on my iron and the project still looks and feels great. I just did this to a blanket I made from Plymouth Encore for a friend's baby (Stacey Trock's Pastel Petals Afghan) and it made a significant, positive difference with the stitch definition and edgings.