tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22396836.post115620535274074741..comments2023-05-16T06:24:13.972-04:00Comments on Gothknits: UpdateGothknitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15839823928559652637noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22396836.post-1156711845732561992006-08-27T16:50:00.000-04:002006-08-27T16:50:00.000-04:00Sorry about this hun!Sorry about this hun!MsFortuknithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541637589831296103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22396836.post-1156364824641134322006-08-23T16:27:00.000-04:002006-08-23T16:27:00.000-04:00i'd give it to them and call it a blanket or a lap...i'd give it to them and call it a blanket or a lap blanket... <BR/>it's BEAUTIFUL (even if it's not what you meant it to be)....roxtarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254892270303616483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22396836.post-1156294029169953412006-08-22T20:47:00.000-04:002006-08-22T20:47:00.000-04:00I'd just block it to the suggested dimensions anyw...I'd just block it to the suggested dimensions anyway. I've had a few wool patterns stretch waaaaay out when wet, but dry to the smaller gauge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22396836.post-1156292982283162652006-08-22T20:29:00.000-04:002006-08-22T20:29:00.000-04:00Oh man....you should see the knit length-wise scar...Oh man....you should see the knit length-wise scarf I did a while back! I *though* I had the gauge right, but really couldn't tell as it was all squashed on circular needles. I knit and knit and knit, and built a huge ruffle on both outside edges. And when I bound off, I swear to god this beast was sixteen feet long. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps you could try steaming your shawl. I've managed to reduce the size of a few smaller garments that way. Less scary than tossing it in the wash!<BR/><BR/>Did I tell you the story about the super delicate cable-and-bobble bolero I was making for a co-worker's wedding that turned browny-yellow in the sunlight (apparently the cotton in a cotton/wool blend will do that -- who knew?) and then turned bright monkey orange from the bleaching that the fiber company suggested I do. (Yeah...turns out that the wool in a cotton wool blend will do *that.*)<BR/><BR/>I soaked it peroxide for a week (It looked like a brain in a jar of formadehyde), and eventually 'fessed up to the bride that I didn't have time to salvage this particular disaster. I cried many tears over this one...<BR/><BR/>My sister insists all this happened because the bride gave up her maidenhead while I was knitting!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.com