I made the Connections scarf from Knitting Daily for the Red Scarf Project. I finally finished tonight. It’s due on the 15th. So I soaked it in water and good smelly soap and then blocked it with pins. But my blocking mat isn’t long enuf so I thought I’d hasten the drying time by ironing it a little bit. This is Caron Simply Soft. Cheap acrylic. VERY cheap acrylic. I used a wash cloth between the iron and the scarf and within just a few seconds (the heat wasnot even up to the highest setting) it started to sizzle. ACK! I melted it!!!
A couple things to keep in mind for the next acrylic project… It doesn’t block, but machine wash and dry evens out the stitches. If you’re going to use the iron on it, iron through a damp towel at lower heat.
What a shame – all that time and effort down the drain! And it is such a lovely scarf. Is it just on the one end? Would it be possible to frog back and save it? Anyway, I have learned a big lesson, albeit at your expense. Thanks for posting.
That is a great way to save this scarf! Looks like it wouldn’t affect the overall (except by a few inches) appearance. Just take back last repeat before the oops and refinish off the end. STILL have a beautiful scarf without the horror of starting ALL over and can, hopefully, be done with the repairs in short time and still meet your deadline.
Best of luck to you. I’m SOOO sorry… and so thankful it wasn’t me (this time). At least you started on an end!!
Oh that is a shame for you, but it looks like you can rescue it which would be great after all that work and I guess you won’t be ironing acrylic again anytime soon…
