On my recent trip home, I finally bought myself a “blocking board”. When I was getting it, the friend who came with me to the shop asked which kid in the family it was for…
Well, I guess I count as a kid… :)
I’m very happy with how it’s working out so far. I might improve it by drawing lines with inches on it, though, it would make blocking to measurements easier. But I’m worried the marker lines might smear on the wet yarn… Do you have any experience with such things? Perhaps there is a type of marker that wouldn’t smudge?
fridica 
Jel znas gdje se takva vrsta spuzve za blokiranje moze kupiti u Zagrebu? N.
Ja sam kupila u Nami, na odjelu za igrake.
Ajme fridice mogla bih te poljubiti! ove puzzle su neko vrijeme bile jako popularne kao podloga za klince koji pužu i igraju se na podu, jer deka i slične stvari klize. Kupila 4 paketa, koristili, ispostavilo se da su otrovne i zabrenjene za korištenje u mnogim zemljama :gaah:. Imam hrpu toga, a ne vjerujem da bih drugo dijete stavila na te puzzle sad, s druge strane žao mi bacit toliko plastike. A baš pletem šal kojeg će trebat blokirat.
Ijuuuu super :) (ali grozno za djecu, nisam to znala!)
I have similar boards for blocking (and I have no kids – just me) but have never thought to draw lines on them. So I can’t advise if they’d smudge, but you could always try it on a small area and see.
I use a piece of gingham fabric stretched over the board and pinned in place. Nice even squares you can use as guidelines make life much easier.
I was looking for this when I was still in Brussels and I couldn’t find it. I finally bought a couple of foldable yoga mats at Decathon ;)
Where did you get your mats?
At the toy section of a department store. They’re just foam puzzle playmats with letters on them. I think they should be available in any toy store… These were made in China and very cheap. They’re a bit smelly (of plastic), though, so I’m not sure I’d let my child play with them, but for blocking they’re great.
I have pretty much the same foam blocking tiles as well and I’ve also wondered if I could draw lines on it….
What is on your blocking board? Is it a ipod/ipad/iphone/something cozy? I’m curious!
well spotted, it’s a kindle cozy! it’s for a colleague, and yet to be seen if it will be functional. if yes, i will write up a simple pattern…
Oh no! I was pretty sure it was a Kindle cozy! I just finished mine today, but I prefer yours! :(
Aw, don’t be sad! I’m thinking of doing a little pattern for it and you can be the test knitter if you want :) That would give you a totally valid excuse to knit another cozy! :) In the meantime if you want to look at the basic notes, they’re here: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/fridica/kindle-cover
I’ve seen in other blogs this blocking board and found it a good solution but have no experience so I can’t give you any advice :-/
I just received some foam blocking boards for Christmas. They’re not as pretty, but I think they’re going to be excellent for blocking shawls. I also like that they take up way less space than a huge folding blocking board.