Just love the blanket and your “Blocking Tutorial”! Thanks a bunch~ 
:?? :oo: :wall: :waah: YIKES! Doing the k1,p1,k1,p1,k1 in the 5 yos is driving me batty! Kinda tricky! It’s either my inexperience with the technique or a fussy, impatient husband getting on my last nerve! :tap: :pout: :roll:
Alrighty then! I got it!!! Don’tcha just love how I question and answer myself? LOLOL! Slowly and carefully, one stitch at the time!!!
Those 5 yo’s made me crazy too. It wasn’t until I was halfway through that I started wondering if the Hemlock Ring version would also work. Make two or three yo’s and then drop all but one before doing the k1,p1’s. Either way you end up with a bigger hole than a single yo would give. The Egeblad way gave me sort of lumpy hole edges that weren’t such a problem on the Hemlock.
Are you finding the same thing?
Please don’t tell me that the bind off is the same as the Hemlock, have not looked that far in the pattern.
Haven’t finished the hemlock yet… so not sure but am using two totally different fibers. The hemlock is a soft medium weight worsted cotton/acrylic and the egeblad is this tiny #10 slub cotton so I know the egeblad will be rougher. I just need to finish SOMETHING! LOL! I’m on round 83, so soooooooon! 
I don’t think so, the Egeblad has a crocheted bind off. I still need to finish and bind off my Hemlock. So little time…I seriously envy the Yarn Harlot’s solitary mountain cabin routine!
Another option is to [k1, YO, k1, Yo, k1] into the single yo - this gives a nice smooth edge to the hole.
Mary,
I was thinking of using the same technique we use in the center flower portion of the Hemlock ring to create the bases of the petals. Instead of nine increases in the double yo, do five to make the peacock eyes in the border of the Egeblad. I think the point of the extra yo’s in the Hemlock is to give enough room to work those increases. I don’t know that it really makes that much difference to have to work those stitches actually in separate yo’s like the Egeblad pattern says to. When I used heavier wool, it left these annoying lumps at the bases of my stitches.
Karina,
The Egeblad bindoff is very easy. Crochet goes quickly and it’s just making chains. I used single crochet and then made chains of five since eight was leaving HUGE loops around the edge and I didn’t like the look of it.
I also found a very good photo tutorial in Marianne Kinzel’s First Book of Modern Lace Knitting. If you have any questions on how to do it, let me know and I’ll go through the steps in more detail. When I did it, it says to slip the knit stitches off the needle after you’ve done the single crochet to bind them together. I actually left them on the needle and kept working along the cable until I made 5-8 scallops and then slipped them off all at once. It’s easier than working right at the edge of the needle. I used a smaller hook than what I knitted with, like about 1mm smaller, and it worked great.
Do you guys think Caron Simply Soft would work on these…I prolly couldn’t block it though hrmmm? I made the Hemlock out of 100% wool and it was costly for me…and I’d like to make more for Christmas gifts so I want them to be easy to care for and not break my budget… 
I really think with light starch, the acrylic will work for the Egeblad but not the Hemlock. The Egeblad lays out unblocked, aside from the texture. Mine’s done now and will start blocking tomorrow.
:cheering: It’s done! I just finished the crochet bind off–so much easer than binding off 900+ stitches :ick:. I wish I had done this on the other one, but it’s too late now. Live and learn.
I probably won’t get to block it until the weekend, but I’ll try to get a good picture in tomorrow’s light of day.
Isn’t it wonderful? I love the crochet bind off! I’m getting ready to cast on for Alita, but I think I’ll be making another Egeblad in yellow, possibly at the same time. They will be different gauges so I won’t have a needle conflict. Right now a Baby Surprise Jacket is hogging the needles I need for Alita. 
I can’t wait to see how yours looks blocked, especially with the pattern extensions!
Has anyone done one of theses doily blankets in a cotton yarn?
Does it block out nicely with the lace patterns? I did a test knit
of another doily pattern with some mercerized cotton I had and liked
the result but it doesn’t have too much intricate lace detailing. Just
a large spiral in the center and then a lace edging. Is cotton ok for
the more intricate patterning in Egeblad?
Thanks!
Libbie — still slowly working on my Egeblad test knit.
I think Mary did one in a cotton mix but not sure. I thought originally all these doilies was done in a cotton crochet type of yarn. I have a knitting magazine with doilies and they all seems to be made with cotton or cotton metallic thread suitable for crochet.
I just received my order of Cascade Eco wool:woohoo: :woohoo: and the customs let it go through with out charging me a fortune:cheering:
Now how to let DH know I bought yet more yarn:aww:
Make him his favorite food! :flirt: Rub his back! Talk sweet! :psst: :teehee:
That’s right! Mine’s done out of about a #10 slub cotton/rayon mix. Very tiny and used size 2 needles. Mine’s done :woohoo: but I still need to block it. Was gonna work on blocking last night but couldn’t find any pins…sad for someone that’s supposed to be a seamstress but they must still be packed from our move.
I think the Egeblad will do just fine in a cotton. All of the ones I’ve seen were done in cotton or linen. You may need to light/medium starch it. Mom, who’s done quite a few crocheted tablecloths and doilies always uses the fine crochet cotton and does the starch, says to use Niagra Spray Starch. She says that it does not have acids that will damage the fibers and will keep it blocked.
TA DA!!! She is done! I am so pleased with this and can’t wait to finish another!!! :cheering: :woot:
