In reference to the last post on temperature blankets. This is my temperature blanket for the year 2022. I didn’t want it to be a giant blanket so what I did was took the average temperature over two days for each row. It ended up being a bit smaller than a throw blanket. It’s also evident that my tension got looser over time which made it come out pretty wonky. Overall I think it turned out pretty nice!
I saw in the other post on this community that blocking wouldn’t work with acrylic yarns so I figured I’d have to live with the unevenness!
Oh sorry, i probably overlooked that it was acrylic yarn. There are still methods to block it, though. You can’t make it hot, but you could pin it all around, spray it wet and let it dry. That could help somewhat. Downside is that it takes some time to dry of course.
This might be a dumb question but would that potentially be undone if the blanket were to be washed afterwards? Like would you have to pin it after washing every time to keep the shape?
It’s not a dumb question at all. No, if you just wet it and let it dry, it will not keep its shape. I think for that, you have to steam it, but very gently and without overheating it. Acrylic yarn is plastic and it has a memory. If you steam it while blocking, you basically tell it; this is the shape i want you to keep. But i can’t tell you how hot the steam needs to be and the specifics. For instance, i don’t remember if you have to touch the yarn with the iron or just steam it while hovering over it.