A while ago I started knitting an Op Tiki scarf (Ravelry link) with two SE2SE yarn. The knitting was going OK, though the scarf was curling itself into a tube, in spite of a garter stitch border. Since I am at the halfway point, I decided to block what I already had done just to see how bad it was, though as we know, not much dire actually blocks out. This is what I got…
It actually did block flat! The fabric is still somewhat distorted, but there’s a lot of slip stitch work going on here, and I think a certain amount of distortion is part of how this scarf works.
Have you had any blocking miracles?
Quite A Yarn 
That looks really nice! I love it when blocking does the trick.
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Thank you! OMG – right? Always such a surprise!
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Not really. More often it is a blocking surprise, like the first time I blocked a superwash yarn object. I didn’t know to expect it to grow quite as much as it did. Now I always block my swatches before deciding on the number of cast-on stitches.
I like your Opi piece anyway.
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Superwash is always a surprise, isn’t it? Blocking your swatches is a good practice for sure!
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Oh yay! I’m glad it blocked well because I’m pretty sure I need to make one, and I talked another knitting friend into doing one too!
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It is a cool pattern! Enjoy 🙂
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That looks great – I love the graphic pattern of your scarf. I have definitely successfully blocked sweaters that I thought would be too small. I can usually get them to relax a bit and fit just fine. I have also had my share of blocking misadventures, ha! I don’t expect that will change any time soon.
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True – sometimes it hinders rather than helps!
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Every time I knit lace and then block! It’s always a delight to watch it open up.
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That is always amazing!
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I wish I had tales of blocking miracles. That is a really cool scarf. I love the design.
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I don’t have many of them, believe me 🙂 It is cool!
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This pattern is so fun, I’ve gone from trying to follow the maze to watching an optical illusion, I love how it is looking blocked, My head couldn’t compute how to block the waves in on my advent wrap but once wet they appeared on their own.
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It really is hypnotic – I can’t look at it too closely when I’m working on it. It is cool how that will happen sometimes 🙂
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What great tricks to the eyes this scarf does.
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It does have a strong optical illusion element to the design. It’s a fun piece!
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