tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193909840295522619.post991518914436307346..comments2023-08-28T03:51:50.897-06:00Comments on The Hanami Knit-a-long: About 1/3 doneT&J Baadmedicinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212033319107106053noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193909840295522619.post-58140966803048096312007-08-25T12:50:00.000-06:002007-08-25T12:50:00.000-06:00Yes, YO's can stretch out the stitches around them...Yes, YO's can stretch out the stitches around them, especially when there is just one (like your single YO's and the tops of the 'catspaws' in Clue 4 of MS#3). I noticed that in my Clue 4. <BR/><BR/>Blocking fairly severly will fix most of that. When you open up the individual stitches of the background fabric, the distortion of the YOs dissappears for the most part. My rule of thumb is that lace ALWAYS looks like a disaster until it is blocked.Karla (ThreadBndr)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15069952972112949772noreply@blogger.com