I love those reverse stockinette flowsies. So pretty! And I'm a wet-blocking no-pinner too! I'm also a Eucalan devotee. (Can't get enough of that smell!)

Hello, my name is Becky and I'm a constant wet-blocker.

That little sweater is precious. The flowers provide such texture, and those bands...I love seed stitch borders on children's garments.

the flowsies are looking gorgeous, I love the colour you chose and the textured flowsies are just beautiful. Yay for a little wet blocking!

I can see 2 FO's in the not too distant future.

I love blocking. But I have to confess, I'm a presser, too. It's a control thing. The sweater looks terrific!

Pretty flowsies !
I belong to the wash and pat out flat to dry school of blocking.I'm not a stern mother or blocker ! Lets all be nice to our wool ! :0) Of course lace is the exeption.

Yes, Emma, that's exactly my thinking. The only knits I "took the iron to" were the boys' Dale sweaters, which I wanted to have real flat and straight for the steeking. I've never done lace, but I'd definitely pull out the pins for that.

Yay for Eucalan!
Yay for seed stitch bands!
Yay for FO's on the way!

I typically am a wet blocker. I had planned on ironing the little squares for the blanket I am putting together but being lazy I decided to try wet blocking them and it has worked out fine. Of course the heavy books I put on top of them over night helps also!

Very pretty flowers--that color of yarn really goes well with the design! It's so cute!

Last night, I will admit to wet blocking half a rogue sleeve (it was and still is on the needles). I just had to know if the increases would look better now instead of when I was done. Magpie seems to be able to withstand my impulsiveness.

Alison, the flowsies look beautiful!

Stephanie over at Yarn Harlot is debating knitting the button band along w/ the sides or attaching it later, maybe you could offer some wisdom (as your button bands *always* look lovely!)

They look great! Now that I am finally swatching for every project. I have to start blocking more. I just love how those panels came out.

how do you block without pins? please explain! I'd love to ditch the pins.

Wet? Dry? pinned? not pinned? dry? stretched? whatever. I love the flowsies! :)
WHAT???!! No knitsmiths this Sunday?? danged the easter bunny!

Daisy looks great!

Hi Alison!

Daisy looks wonderful. I'm a big pinner, but then, it's my substitute for discipline in my childrearing. When the fellas are just impossible, I sneak down to the basement, get out the tomato of pins, and take it all out on the handknits.

Smooth handknits = peaceful mommy!

PS I think your Rosebud is purely lovely. So graceful! Congrats on such an elegant pattern--I can't imagine cooking up something like that.

I love your flowsies sweater. What book is that pattern in? I bet that would also look wonderful with the background in reverse, and the flowsies in stockinette.

Deb, I just wash the pieces so they're nice and wet, blot them with a towel so they aren't completely sopping and lay them out to dry on a nice bathmat. Since they are wet, you can reshape them however you want. Without pins, I don't get every little tiny curl out, but as you can see on Daisy here, it still makes a huge difference!

Mary, the pattern is Daisy from Pipsqueaks. You can check the archive page for a link to a picture. I changed the intarsia flowers to textured flowers by just doing purl stitches where the chart called for contrast color.