#blocking crochet

[theenbyroiderer]

Two little leaves done, and one on the blocking board.

[junkjournalwithtoomuchtime]

Today I learned how to crochet a granny square

I’ve already started a second and now I need to figure out the best way to block the pieces so it becomes an actual square and not one that resembles a kindergartener’s drawing

but I don’t really want to spend a bunch of money on a blocking board so I think I will go to the dollar store and buy a peg board square and use that instead

I know I can also use a box but I want to get rid of “messy” clutter and when I’m not using the board as a blocking board, I can also use it as a peg board (which I want to get anyway)

[castletemprwine]

i'd devour you whole if you'd let me 🩸🫀

hand knit and crocheted, words by me

[crabsnpersimmons]

Clip: well maybe it would be easier if you didn't have big meaty claws! crabs: well these claws are only good for attracting mates* *cute robots

so while i was struggling with my creative block, i was trying out new hobbies to fill the void and i decided to try out crochet

i

have not yet learned to enjoy crochet

but hey, Clip's here to be a... support? (show off?) at least he's surrounded me with amigurumi plushies of dear friends. see if you can recognize them all!

i'll put the tags under the cut

from the left to right, top to bottom:

@linafoxoficial - purple fox sona plushie

@inkydoughnut - crochet donut

@itsmuffiiee - sona plushie

@cacaocheri - cherry sona plushie

@eggcromancer - egg sandwich sona plushie

@normal-about-the-dca - beetle sona plushie

@scarredlove - blue mug plushie

@starriegalaxy - star sona plushie

@divinit3a - Pomeranian plushie

@enduu115 - sona plushie

@random-tail - kie kie plushie

[vreemd]

I don't talk abt it much on here but I crochet pretty much nonstop, this is the nicest thing I've made so far. super proud of it

[sillyinq]

IT IS DONE!!

Almost 10,000 stitches and so so many hours of tv later the your cat tapestry is done

[xxcapybaragamingepic1337xx]

SPIERBIT MONTH 2025 LETS GO

this is for the second week prompt cuddling but then it kind of got away from me

[lilamala]

making doilies is a useless hobby because i have all these pretty things and not enough flat surfaces to put them on

[sunsorbit]

Hi! I found your blog while scrolling crochetblr, and I adore the gorgeous Afghan blocks you've made! Are you still working on that project?

oh thank you how kind! I absolutely still am, i just set myself high standards for what photos i want to upload of my work, and in what state of progress the blocks should be (finished, ideally) plus i try to match them together in a way that looks nice — so i haven’t gotten around to posting my latest blocks!

Here are the most recent unposted ones for you to see :)

these two are unfinished, they need an extension and then the border i do around all blocks

These two are finished, but i’m not 100% happy with the sun motif/orange colored square (altho they look super nice here together)

These two are still unfinished, the yellow pink square has actually been in this state for almost a year lol. I’m super picky with what colors i want to continue

These last two i just don’t like the colors the gradient yarn chose for me, so i might frog until the points that i still enjoy them at

And this one is finished :) i just haven’t gotten around to taking a proper picture with the last row!

I recently sized up the blanket (again lol) and laid out all my squares and started wips and…. It’s getting quite huge :) for some reason i only ever take these pics whenever it’s dark and my bedroom is a mess.

[theenbyroiderer]

My improvised setup for blocking granny squares... A solitaire board, some chopsticks and a plastic lid lol. Good enough!

[vinegar-rights]

While im not drawing gay halflife fanart im crocheting. Heres a wip rn

[cutiepieautistic]

Regressor! Six stimboard

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[strawberryteabunny]

lolita laundry tip: blocking your lace

This is something that really helps to make any dress with cotton lace look nicer- in the first pic, the middle row on the bodice and right side neckline have been blocked, and in the second photo all the lace has been done. In the third photo, the upper section has been blocked and the lower section below the waist seam hasn’t (I know I need to lint roll this dress, sorry!)

‘Blocking’ is a finishing technique commonly found in knitting and lace-making where after you wash your piece, as it dries you pull it into the correct shape so that after it dries it maintains that shape. For lace especially, this changes the lace from a scrunched-up state, opening up the stitches so you can see the beautiful pattern. Technically, proper blocking involves putting the item on a special mat and pinning it into place, but for my lolita I’ve found that you can just do it by hand.

This is done after washing, but while the garment is still damp- I generally wash my dresses in a machine (on a normal or gentle cycle, cold settings only) and then let them air-dry, and that’s when I deal with the lace. If I put them in the dryer or let them dry as is, the lace would dry in the ‘scrunched up’ state rather than being neat and flat (this has to be done every time you wash the garment).

To block- hold the seam or edge of the garment in one hand, and gently tug at the lace with the other to spread it out into shape. Only use enough force to get the lace to spread out, and be careful not to pull so hard you damage the seams or fabric! Then just let the dress air dry.

If you need to fix scrunched lace on a dry dress, I’d suggest steaming rather than ironing. If you gently steam the lace until it’s damp, then wait a couple seconds for it to cool off, you can re-block it, but personally I find this more tedious than blocking out of the wash since you have to watch out for the heat.

This technique is generally just for natural fibers- if you own wool or cotton sweaters they will also benefit from being gently pulled into shape before drying (never put wool in the dryer as it will shrink!). Synthetic lace, however, maintains its shape and can be machine-dried as long as the rest of the garment is also dryer-safe.

[karliahs]

let's turn a little triangle into a shawl I guess

[interlockingpatches]

Breeze Blocks

[mothlymade]

No Steamer? No Problem 👌😉

There's many ways to block acrylic fibers, but this is what works best for me