Blocking Mats for Wet and Steam Blocking with Grids and Radial Circles for Curved Projects - 1 cm Thickness - Set of 9 Marked with Numbers Includes 50 t pins and Storage Bag

LOVE these mats! No more blocking on towels on the bed, or floor. They are extra thick, so the pins will not go through. Strong and durable, they fit together easily; the gridlines are perfect and well thought out, and there is no strong chemical smell to ruin your projects. They are customizable for the project at hand, perfect for shawls or long scarves. And there is a case for convenient storage. Makes blocking SO much EASIER. Well worth the investment !!You may even want a second set for extra large projects. Perfect gift for the creative person in your life :)Excellent and courteous customer service makes a big difference :)

I am new to knitting/ crocheting so can't compare to past products. However, I was pleased with the quality of the mats -- they appeared firm enough to resist any bending when laid on carpet, and felt thick enough to resist putting a bit of weight on the surface. The grid lines and circles matched up just right. Pieces were easy to assemble. One nice thing was that it was rigid enough for me to tip on it's' side and lean up against the wall when I needed it out of the way for a short time. I wouldn't store it that way for long periods of time. The zippered bag it came in was well made and zips worked well. No odd smell, or any smell at all. All in all, a worthwhile purchase.

I read reviews on blocking mats until my eyes crossed, they were good, bad, terrible, great and on and on. Then you come across the folks who are writing reviews on a product they have no idea how to use and you wonder why they bought it at all. So where do you start to make a logical choice? I made my selection to purchase based on price and alignment of grid reviews. I took the leap and I am glad I did. The mats and t-pins arrived quickly, packed in a very nice zippered storage bag. The blocks fit together very well and quite easily. The grids align as they should from block to block. The black grid lines did concern me because I was not sure they would not bleed off when a wet fiber was set upon them, but I did a test before I squared off a felted piece on them and they passed without bleeding issues. BUT to be sure I simply place a piece of clear plastic wrap down then my white felted piece. The grids were easily visible, the t-pins worked just fine and my felt was square. When I set a second dark color felted piece without the clear plastic wrap there was no bleeding issue. I used four connected blocks, they all aligned and stayed connected when I moved them to their drying location. Overall I am very pleased with these blocks, and for my purposes, which is blocking felted wool, they work perfectly and are thick enough to be a stable surface. Glad I bought them, and I am pleased all around.

This board fits together with numbered blocks and worked really well. Has a nice thick pad to push the pins into with nice lines and circles to use as gauges. The only draw back was the smell when they first arrived. They smelled strongly like new "rubber thongs". I didn't want to block my clean knitting on that and have it pick up that smell. I decided to let the squares air out in our garage for a week and after that they were quite tolerable. I blocked my project and it didn't pick up any odor so overall I am quite happy with these. They break down easily and pack away in the zippered cloth case they came in. I deducted a star for the smell issue but really that does go away.

I am gradually upgrading my knitting tools and bought two sets of these mats to replace the colorful foam kids' play mats I'd been using for years. What a difference! They arrived just in time to block a large shawl and worked perfectly. The lines match up well even across sets, and they are thick and sturdy enough that when I had to move my blocked project to another room (yikes) everything held together well. The fabric case zips easily and makes storage easier than having a stack of loose mats. The seller included two boxes of T-pins and two glove blockers in each set - more than I will ever need but maybe I can donate some to another knitter. Not the cheapest blocking mats out there, but IMO they are worth it.

Easily put together and to use. Carrying case is a plus for easy storage.

After looking at several online options, I decided to go with this brand because of the colored alignment lines and the thickness of the mats. The lines makes it easier to align and square up pieces. They do NOT smell, I have used cold water to block and none of the lines or color faded or transferred to the white yarn. They come in a zippered lightweight case, (think of the fabric of grocery bags), you must be gentle using the zipper around the corners, and it may not hold up if you pull on the handles, but it works for it's designed use. The 100 T-pins were enough for 5 small cowls, and one medium shawl (yes all on the pad at the same time). The mats are not self-healing, so you will have holes in the pads, but nothing is left to snag the lightest of yarns. Lastly, I actually think these would work to put a puzzle together on, if you might need to move it as they stayed together quite nicely. Oh, I did buy these myself, the company added a note in the package asking for a review. I waited until I used them before I wrote this. I am very happy with my purchase.

These worked well, but I wish it came with more tiles. Probably would be cheaper just to get regular foam tiles from the baby section, but whatever. These did the trick and come in a convenient bag to store them in.