2017-11-09 Blocking

Maybe I should have gone with a little bit smaller hook. I had trouble getting the large number of stitches into the puff flower.

On the other hand, upon soaking and blocking, the puff stitches flattened out; but will they stay that way when the doily dries?

However, maybe I just need to work slower (slower?! LOL) and more carefully on making my stitches tight. Can’t hurt, right?

I really hate tapered hooks though. I need to find if anyone makes an inline steel hook (which I prefer) with a shaft that doesn’t taper. Maybe such a thing doesn’t exist, it might be too fragile.

I used laundry starch to block. Maybe I should have bleached it, but a little dish soap and peroxide seems to have removed the hand oils.

I’ll take piggwiggy96 Robin’s advice in future and just plan on machine washing. It’ll be a little awkward when I work with color thread though.

2017-11-12 Blocked and Starched!

All done!

I’m not sure why I didn’t weave the loose ends in before I blocked and starched, but it’s all done now.

2018-01-15 My Annual Fave

I’ve chosen this project as my favorite for the year.