Granny Square Crochet: Make Your Own Sweater
Blocking
A course by Katie Jones , Crochet Designer
About the video: Blocking
Overview
“In this lesson, I’m going to teach you how to finish your crochet work by showing you how to block. Blocking is the final act where we wet or steam the garment so it lies flat and keeps its shape. ”
In this video lesson Katie Jones addresses the topic: Blocking, which is part of the Domestika online course: Granny Square Crochet: Make Your Own Sweater. Learn how to crochet the iconic granny square and assemble your stitches to create a bold statement piece full of color.
Partial transcription of the video
“Blocking Now you've nearly finished your final project, we'll do the icing on the cake and learn how to block your piece. I'll introduce you to blocking, which is the final stage of our make. This is the process of making our garments nice, crisp and flat. You can block in many different ways. Some like to block by washing their piece and laying it flat to dry. Some people like to block using a mister. I'm a lazy blocker and I always want to put on my piece straight away, so I like to block with an iron. You'll need either some blocking mats, but if you don't have those, you can use a towel...”
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Course summary for: Granny Square Crochet: Make Your Own Sweater
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Crochet, DIY, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Textile Design
Katie Jones
A course by Katie Jones
Katie Jones is a UK-based crochet artist who runs her own crochet brand alongside her mum where she makes and sells fun, colorful, hand-crocheted pieces with sustainability in mind. Crocheting has been in her family for generations and Kate was first introduced to it by her grandma. She went on to specialize in knitwear at Central Saint Martins art school in London.
Katie’s forte is creating wearable, artisanal collections that are big on color and also stay true to her grandma’s philosophy of making something beautiful out of nothing. Her pieces have been featured in the V&A and the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence as well as in publications including Vogue, Dazed and Confused, The Telegraph, The Guardian, and more. She also won the Selfridges Bright New Things Award in 2016.
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