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Lindy

These are beautiful - such restful colours. I'm knitting my first pair of socks and have just read that they will need blocking. Please would you explain how you block yours?

Lizzie

Lovely- your knitting is so beautifully regular! Well done.

Cornflower

With pleasure, Lindy.
All I do is fill a basin with warm water to which I've added a little wool wash, and put the socks in to soak for 10 minutes. I rinse them, gently squeeze out as much water as I can, then I put them on a towel, smooth them into shape, and leave them to dry. I do this on the warming plate of the Aga so they do have heat, but any flat surface would do though it would take a little longer.
I've never used sock blockers, nor have I had to pin them - just evening them out is sufficient.
When I wash the socks after wear I dry them in the same way.
I hope that helps, and your socks turn out very well.

Cornflower

Thanks, Lizzie - the wool seems to do the work!

Dark Puss

This "Stray Cat" is impressed! x

Toffeeapple

Oh my, those colours are lovely and the striping is perfect. How do you manage not to get a hole at the gusset?

Lindy

Thank you so much for your advice,Karen. Now I can use what I would have spent on a blocker to buy some delicious yarn.

Cosy Books

It's worth a bit of extra time and using 2mm needles...the end result is a gorgeous sock!

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