Bellhorn Family

Temperatures in Austin have stayed on the cool side the past couple days. I decided to leave my Hemlock Ring Blanket pinned down for another day of drying just to be sure. It might be a bit of overkill, but I would rather error on the side of caution since this is my first attempt at blocking. Doubly so due to this being my first lace project too. Sammy helped out again by keeping a close watch for any problems.

Everything I have read about lace knitting indicated the item will not look like much until after blocking. This certainly seems to be holding true for me. There were some lacy features visible yesterday afternoon, but the blanket looked more like a wrinkly bundle of yarn most of the time. All of the holes in the pattern really opened up with the tension of pinning it down.

A few areas are still puckering up a little. I saw someone selling modified instructions to help the entire blanket lie flatter, so this was something I was expecting to see. It certainly does not take away too much from the overall blanket. This should be a great looking accessory for my living room when it is finished.