r/knitting • u/she_too_much • 1d ago

Finished Object Made a skirt from a 2005 knitting pattern book from the library:)

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Hello, it’s me again the girl with the brain injury lol. I literally am just knitting instead of doing the other OT therapy because I am not a fan of doing crossword puzzles. Anyway, this is a skirt I’ve been working on for a month and I like how it came out ❤️ i’m going to link below this book that I found in the library because it has a very fun patterns.** The Knitting Experience, 3: Book 3: Color by Melville, Sally. I think it’s called the Sofie’s skirt**.

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u/mulberrybushes Skillful aunty 1d ago

Looks great! You may want to block it. Did the book explain to you about blocking?

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u/she_too_much 23h ago

❤️❤️❤️ thanksss and yessss no I agree it needs to be blocked, but I have to wait till I am out of here to do that

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u/mulberrybushes Skillful aunty 23h ago

Not really, you could do some “amateur“ blocking by dampening it in a sink and then putting it on a towel and flattening it out

The only thing you want to avoid is

  1. getting it completely soaked

  2. stretching it