[Marielle]

Stiina I love it! What size hook did you use and how wide were your strips? The green is very soothing and now I see why your DH was excited. Looks cushy.

You and Mandy are tempting me to try some fabric crocheting too and I have some baby clothes that are outgrown that might make some perfect trivets which we so desperately need.

Blocking definitely works wonders. I just grab the rug from the washer and lay it out on a flat surface. The kids' trampoline inside is perfect LOL. Just hold your palm in the center to anchor the rug and with the other hand tug evenly around the rug to pull it out. Then I square things up by shaping the edges that seem wonky or pulled out too far especially for rectangles and squares. Finally with this last rug the center had a slight cup to it near the start where I added too many stitches to round the curve so I pressed my hands on it to smush it flat. Fibers when wet are definitely more moldable so that's why it's easier to do this wet and then after it dries will hold the shape. I hate to press clothing so I do this with our laundry too. I tumble the clothes for 10 min in the dryer on medium then I hang the clothes on hangers (the ones that go on hangers anyway) and I stretch them vertically, smooth out collars, hems, etc. and they clothes dry beautifully smooth.

sws: You're a hoot! Today I'm actually heading out to give that craigslist lady another lesson. She's loving it but a little unsure of herself at first. But she got the hang of it right away! I expected this older lady who might not be too tech savvy but when I showed up at her house she had ravelry pulled up on her ipad. LOL She's a techy granny.