If you are a knitter, you know what blocking is: washing and shaping a knitted item. For some things, washing is enough, while for others, pinning it into shape is practically demanded. For me, Nixe fell in between. I wanted to see if I could spread out the bind-off edge, to make it a bit less ruffled, and also fix a gathered bit in the early part of the shawl, with the plain knitting that was between the patterned.
Laid out, pre-wash. These squares are two feet by two feet.
Knit burrito!
Damp and pinned out. You can see that it grew both wider and longer (as aligned to the blocks).
I pinned all along the bind-off edge.
And then on both sides of this part, to flatten it.
I can see much experimentation in my future as to how to wear it, but it is so soft and cozy (and warm!), who cares how it lands?
Ta-da!
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