sock blocking

[kareila]

Any tips for blocking socks? I just finished my first pair. :)

The yarn I used is 50% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 10% Nylon.

My previous attempts at blocking things have consisted of getting them wet, pinning them, and letting them air dry. But pinning socks seems suboptimal...

Comments

[aedifica]

I would take some other commenters' advice one step farther and actually recommend against blocking socks. I have a pair of wool socks I made, which I wore once while they were still wet because I was impatient and didn't wait for them to dry, and now the socks are felted on the bottom from me wearing them and walking around while they were still wet.

That said, I have seen sock forms at my LYS that would probably work to stretch and block the socks into a nice shape.