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SHOULD I BOTHER WITH BLOCKING?

One of my favourite things about crochet is that most hooked fabrics lie neat and flat when they’re done. So once you fasten off and weave in ends, they’re finished. With certain projects and fabrics though, there’s an extra process to do: blocking. For example, have you ever fastened off a double crochet fabric and wondered how to get the corners to stop curling? Or finished a lace project and wondered why it doesn’t look quite right? The magic fix for both these problems (and other issues) is blocking. This involves pinning it on a board and using

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