The Pi Shawl is finished and blocking! How does one go about blocking their finished masterpiece?
Step 1: Cuddle with shawl. Ty to remember everything about it, so you can truly appreciate the changes that the blocking will bring about.
Step 2: Search for your pin jar. Tear apart both your room and the attic. (You may be sidetracked by changes your mother wreaked on your stash while cleaning. Cotton in the wool drawer, and the wool out in the open for m*%#s??? Remember. Deep breaths). In the end, locate your pin jar only to find that it is half empty.
Step 3: Check your wallet for pin money. $5? Better run to the bank for a $20. What if the yarn store is only carrying imported pins?
Step 4: Once at the bank, withdraw $70. What if these imported pins are also platinum? And what if lace weight is on sale?
Step 5: Run to yarn store. Buy every single pack of flower head pins. Explain your excessive purchase to Sue. Before you leave, take a risk and feel the new merino-bamboo blend. Chances are you will manage to postpone that purchase until another day, but only buy indulging in sale sock yarn. Blame it on the wool fumes.
Step 6: Gather every single non-white towel in the house. Turning mom's good towels pink is not an option.
Step 7: Spend far too much time debating between unscented and pink grapefruit wool wash. Choose grapefruit. Submerge shawl. Force yourself to leave it alone for 15 minutes.
Step 8: Loonily jump up and down on the shawl wrapped in a non-white towel. If your bun doesn't become loose, you need to employ a little more enthusiasm. Repeat until someone walks by the bathroom and witnesses your little ritual.
Step 9: Pin out shawl on mom's bed. Be sure to lay down towels, but don't feel bad if every single throw pillow and extra quilt ends up in a heap on the ground. The artist needs a clean workspace.
Step 10: Crank up the fan, shut the door against shedding dogs, and try to distract yourself with yet another knitting project and some grilled cheese.
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