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Introduction to Crochet Short Rows for Clothing

Blocking

A course by Linda Skuja , Crochet Designer

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96% positive reviews (140)

7,681 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Blocking

Overview

“In this lesson, I will show you how to dry-block the sweater. This process will help your clothing to maintain its shape over a long period. ”

In this video lesson Linda Skuja addresses the topic: Blocking, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Crochet Short Rows for Clothing. Embrace asymmetry to create unique and cozy garments from scratch using creative crochet techniques.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, I am going to show you how to dry block this sweater. Blocking is an essential part of the whole sweater making process. You will see how the stitches look so much better when blocked. And your finished sweater will look more professional. First, I'm gonna pin all parts one by one to the blocking board Now we are blocking the front and back part. And next we will be blocking the sleeves. Now I am showing you how to dry block the sweater using an iron. We will leave the sweater to dry completely. And now that we have our sweater blocked, in the next lesson I am gonna show you...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Crochet Short Rows for Clothing

Level: Intermediate
96% positive reviews (140)
7681 students
4 units
17 lessons (2h 45m)
3 downloads

Category
Craft, Fashion
Areas
DIY, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Textile Design

Linda Skuja

A course by Linda Skuja

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Crochet Designer

Linda Skuja is a textile and crochet pattern designer from Latvia. She started her career designing crochet patterns and, a few years later, had two of her designs—The Sensit Sweater and The Goldenrod Sweater—go viral on Instagram and kickstart her career.

Since then, Linda has been featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List, as well as in publications including Vogue Knitting, Interweave Crochet, Moorit, and more. Alongside selling her patterns via Etsy, she continues to share her work, which is largely inspired by nature, with over 60K followers on Instagram.