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photo courtesy of anne hanson of knitspot
with a little Honeybee Stole and Marie Antoinette thrown in for good measure...
the bee fields shawl
photo courtesy of anne hanson of knitspot
button designed by amy
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August
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- Done..the first section
- Top Design!What a fabulous design! I do plan on k...
- Late Start for a New Bee
- Sleeping Bees
- I've been Swarmed
- Starting my HoneyBee Stole
- Honeybee Stole errata?
- My Bee Fields is finished!
- On The Edge :)
- errata update as of 8/26/07
- Waiting anxiously!
- Knitting vicariously.........
- back in a few...
- Hi from Swizerland
- sources for kits
- Waiting for my yarn....
- I finally got to start my Honeybee. I've been ver...
- Another New-bee!
- Hello from Houston
- no excuse ...
- errata update
- Introduction and a Question
- Bee Fields - wonderful knitting fun
- Annmarie, thank you for setting up this kal and fo...
- Busy Bee....I also participated in MS3 but was so ...
- just flown in ...
- Thank you for the invitation!
- Introductions!
- Just Starting
- The Shawl, She is Done!
- And she is off...
- wrapping up the beehive section
- Bind off Booboo
- tallying the old poll and cranking up a new one
- Through the Swarm!
- New-bee
- new pattern errata
- Beehives Ahoy!
- Sorry to see it fly away
- a swarm is predicted ...
- The beginnings of my Bee Shawl
- Yarn Call
- Coming soon?!
- Bee pics!
- blocking wires
- Still in the Swarm :)
- Slow Progress
- Off the needles and on the wires
- choosing your yarn
- needled by needles ...
- finished bee fields...
- Bee fields on my horizon........
- Choosing Yarn
- Bee Field KAL button
- Received My Yarn
- New to the Group
- Size matters but so does proportion
- Buzzzzing along
- New to the Field :)
- Winglets - a different take
- just a reminder...
- And Now I See How to Post
- Just Joined
- including photos in your posts
- photos
- Kit arrived
- a little eye candy and a poll update
- Finally On the List!!!!
- just doing a little bee dance ...
- Another Bee Fan Chimes In
- just a little buzzzz from Norway...
- So anxious!!
- Flickr Group
- New Bee
- deciding whether to knit the petite or tall version
- thanks for the tutorial, AnnMarie!
- newbie doobie doobie do ...!
- honeybee stole
- interrupting your knitting...
- Honey Bee Stole
- petite vs. tall?
- Surviving the Swarm
- some thoughts on the laceweight...
- Hello
- USPS as 'the decider'
- Looking forward!
- Bee Fields Invitation Confirmation
- My Real Bees
- The Gordion Knot
- finally...
- important errata note
- just for fun
- bees are the new celeb of the insect world!
- done and done
- Bee Hive almost complete
- swarm pattern question
- The Telltale Buzz
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5 comments:
Wires! Wires! At least for the top. They made all the difference in the blocking.
I like blocking wires because they help to keep the edges straight--something I'm not capable of on my own! I use big foam pads for blocking large items, and they don't have grids on them. Also the thought of pinning down the long sides of a shawl seems quite formidable. I'm not sure how I'd manage without the wires.
I've even used wires for blocking the sides and bottom of sweaters before their assembled.
Oops--before "they're" assembled.
i love my blocking wires. i've had them for forever it seems. at least ten, maybe fifteen years. blocking goes much faster, and the points on lace are more consistent. my set came with some flexible wires for blocking out curves, as for set in sleeves. those would work on that wing for ms3...
I really like my blocking wires. Well worth the investment. If you use TIG stainless steel wires, be sure to get the ones that are NOT coated in flux. (Loved my late husband, but sometimes that man did not THINK *G*.)
Get several packets of tpins and you are set! I usually use the wires for the neck edge and down the center 'spine' of a triangle shawl. Then pin the points out individually. Good combination of control and ease of use.
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