Help, I'm about to finish a Lady Eleanor wrap

#1

and I’ve never done much blocking. If I block it, how much longer will it grow to be? (I’m using Patons SWS) I’m trying to decide whether to continue knitting and make it a little longer, or if after blocking, whether it may be too long. Any input appreciated!

#2

You could block what you have now and compare before and after measurements…

#3

The thought of that scares me LOL. Block it before it’s finished???

#4

Sure, I’ve heard of it. Either leave it on a circular needle, or move it to waste yarn… probably leave it on the needle. And block the rest of it, maybe not the inch or so just below the needle.

#5

Call me chicken…

Bawk, bawk, bawk LOL

#6

Me too. I’ve never really blocked anything. Mostly because it’s all been acrylic. There’s a couple scarves I ought to block, one of them in entrelac, but leaving them on a chair or sofa back where the cats can sit on them flattens them out nicely…

#7

Hmmm…cat blocking, two housecats and four porch cats, perhaps I should give that method further thought LOL.

This is just one of the biggest projects I’ve (nearly) completed and I guess I’m gun shy! (and chicken ;))

#8

I made a Danica entrelac scarf out of SWS, and it grew a lot. Like way more than one foot, closer to two. From about 5 feet to about 6 1/2ish. So, if you’re close to the length you want, I’d stop.

#9

This is just under 4 skeins of SWS in the danica pattern (the rest was used to add the Lady Eleanor fringe.) It is 72 inches long I think (it may even be longer. I don’t remember how long that board it is on actually is) and 8 inches wide. It grows a LOT, especially in the entrelac pattern because you do flatten it out some.
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#10

I think it may be time for me to stop LOL

#11

wow that scarf is PRETTY!!

#12

Beautiful!! I love the changing colors, it is really, really pretty!

#13

lol thanks. That one is my mom’s and was my least favorite to do. I am not a blue/brown fan so that one was reeeally boring for me. The pink colorways showed up the best I think. The cool thing is that SWS basically does the work all by itself in the color changes.

#14

Thank you all for your input…and brendajos…the scarf is GORGEOUS!

#15

Wow It sure is pretty!!!