WIP: teensy sweater #2

i closed the placket before blocking teensy sweater #2 so i could open up the lacy areas down the front, then i used a spray bottle to wet it.  the sleeves were not exactly the same size, so i worked on stretching out one of them to match.  someone told me recently that it might have behooved me to create both sleeves together the way socks can be made simultaneously.

WIP: blocking teensy sweater #1

i finally blocked the corners of the placket on this doll sweater.  the rest of it didn't need blocking at all. 

WIP: teenyweeny top hat is blocking

So far, so good.  I finished the crochet work on this teeny top hat and discovered we had the perfect tin in the pantry for blocking.  Here it is lightly stretched over the plastic-covered tin:

The brim does not sport its proper curve yet, but when it is dry, I will thread a thin wire through the outer edge to help keep the final shape. I have read some people have used starch to set similar pieces, but noted that it darkened the colour of the wool.  I think I will bolster the sideband and tip with sewn-in fabric-covered cardboard instead.  (I do hope that works!)

Even still, it will not be an FO until I am through with the EMBELLISHMENT!