Our May meeting featured a talk from Susanna Hansson about the History of Norwegian hand knitting. This is a copy of the handout from her presentation - Handout

Yarnover has its own market! Yarn shops and ranchers will be all together in one place and selling fiber goodness!

• You do not need to be registered for a class to come and shop!
• Admission to the market is FREE!
• Market opens at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 4:45 p.m.

Where to find the Yarnover Market:

On Friday, April 27th at 6 p.m., we will be hosting a Meet and Dine with the Yarnover instructors at the Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis Park Place, 1500 Park Place Blvd., Minneapolis.

We still have space available for you to join us at the Midwest Buffet dinner. Cost is $50 per person.

This is more information from the April 2012 Regular MKG Meeting about blocking. It is a list of online resources for blocking hand knits.

Why Block Your Knitting?

Tools for the DiY Knitter: To Block or Not to Block… by Jessica Fenlon Thomas

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter02/FEATdiyknitter.html

Benefits of Blocking Knitting by Monica of KeepOnKnitting.com

http://www.keep-on-knitting.com/blocking-knitting.html

How to Block Your Knitting

Techniques with Theresa: Welcome to Blocking, Part 1 by Theresa Vinson Stenersen

Introduction to blocking whole garments

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEdf10/FEATdf10TT.php

Techniques with Theresa: Blocking, Part 2 by Theresa Vinson Stenersen

Excellent introduction to blocking lace

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEdf11/FEATdf11TT.php

Techniques with Theresa: Blocking, Part 3 by Theresa Vinson Stenersen

How to block knit pieces in preparation for seaming

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwbis11/FEATw11TT.php

Why Block Hand Knits? Here’s Why (and How)! by TECHKNITTER

Overview of how to wet block finished garments

http://techknitting.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-block-hand-knits-heres-why-and-how.html

Your Steam Iron: A Mighty Weapon in the Fight Against Curling and Flipping by TECHKNITTER

http://techknitting.blogspot.com/2007/12/your-steam-iron-mighty-weapon-in-fight.html

My Sock Blockers by Kris Carlson

Tutorial on making sock blockers out of placemats

http://kniftyred.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-sock-blockers.html

Inexpensive and Easy Sock Blockers by Mary of KnittingZone.com

Tutorial on making sock blockers out of clothes hangers

http://www.knittingzone.com/blockers.htm

Video Demonstrations of Blocking

Blocking a finished sweater using wet blocking, steam blocking and spray blocking techniques

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKuyIR5Pb_k

Steam blocking a gauge swatch (or afghan square)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg661WvigRQ&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Wet blocking a gauge swatch (or afghan square)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfwAkgtitwE&feature=related

Wet blocking sleeve pieces using pins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrpJ5cXy2yg

Spray blocking garment pieces using blocking wires – close ups of how to insert wires into knitting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IUtHKMbelM&feature=relmfu

Blocking a lace scarf using blocking wires

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMxm_fWdymM&feature=relmfu

Blocking a lace square using blocking wires and a circle with pins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwYkz8XgDVw&feature=related

Blocking a large, round lace shawl using pins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0g6kQTWh8w&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3Bz89DURHY&feature=related

Blocking a leaf-edge scarf using pins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp43-SHwkB8&feature=related