October 05, 2004

Damn. Damn. Damn.

I just wrote a really funny, amusing, enjoyable blog entry.

And my computer fritzed and the whole thing was lost.

Argh!

And now I don't have time to come up with anything lovely today for you to read...

I will, however, respond to Linda's comment from yesterday asking why not block the BGWA on the wall. The wall, madam? Well, I think that would cause a large amount of stretching from the side that would bear the weight of the afghan... I think it would do a lot better on a horizontal surface...

Anyhow, there's still a decent-ish amount of knitting to be done before we get close to that being an issue.

Posted by Jon at October 5, 2004 10:52 AM
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Jon, check this out:

http://www.champagnebohemian.com/champagnebohemian/archives/000086.html

Granted thats a triangle and yours is rectangular, but if you use a lot of pins it could work. Or maybe not.

Posted by: Linda at October 6, 2004 07:31 AM

Linda:

I think that's a great idea, for lace. I think that the BGWA, especially when wet, would sag way too much for wall-blocking to be a beneficial concept.

For those of you who didn't check out the link Linda mentioned, it is to a blogger who blocked a Birch shawl on her wall. Birch is light and airy... there's a lot of weight in a Colinette AbFab kit.

Posted by: Jon at October 6, 2004 12:11 PM

In light of your recent work drama, the tangling and running out of yarn, and the blocking issues - I'd suggest blocking the afghan right towards the front door. Then closing the door behind you and going on a little mini-vacation. :)

I've been really enjoying your blog. I can't remember how I managed to find it, but I'm glad I did!

Posted by: Elisa at October 7, 2004 09:16 PM