Thank You Giselle

That Crafty Beaded Knitter is one smart lady.

I took her advise to wet block the ribbing of my Sit Com Cardi. Being lazy, I only blocked the lower ribbed portion and I did it by the wet block method. That is, I soaked the area to be blocked then pinned it out. Wet blocking, in my mind, is a much more severe blocking method than steam blocking. 'Sit Com', into some severe curling, required severe blocking.

Drying can sometimes take a long time, especially when pinned to my thick foam. Being in a hurry anxious to see the results, I set the blocking board with 'Sit Com' attached out in the sun while I attended a noon meeting, yesterday.

Home from the meeting, 'Sit Com' was dry and ready to be tested. Here it is hanging vertically - as it will be on me - over the back of a chair.

Wowsy! What a difference. Having hung there over night, this morning, it seems still slightly defiant, so a second soaking might be in order, but it is a thousand times better than it was. Where would I be without blog readers?

And a post script for all those worried about our reverse weather patterns. Fred left Monday for Hearst - 11 hours north of our home on Southern Georgian Bay - to spend a couple of weeks fishing and playing with the Grand Kids. The temperature was 26' when he arrived. Today, he tells me it is to be 30'. I stayed home because I thougth 11 hours north would be colder! Dang!