tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082628.post116015084557396988..comments2023-04-28T10:23:41.338-04:00Comments on Kelly Knits Too: A Lonely Sock Gains a PartnerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082628.post-1160368906918267272006-10-09T00:41:00.000-04:002006-10-09T00:41:00.000-04:00hey kelly, here's my 2 cents. knit for what it's w...hey kelly, here's my 2 cents. knit for what it's worth ... time is money, and the materials add to the value.<BR/>blocking socks ... don't do it, sort of .... okay, when the socks come off the needles, and the ends are woven in, i turn them sideways, in profile, and steam them, ... mushing out the lumps and bumps with my fingers. regular wools socks are fine to just wash and dry, (washed in the shower and hung over the rod), ... but some "superwash" wools really benefit, in my opinion, from a gentle low heat tumble in the dryer. it kinda pulls them back into shape. i don't give my socks that kind of treatment often because i don't have a washer & dryer, and must visit the laundromat.<BR/>i did make some wire hanger sock blockers, and i do like them! i do use them sometimes. <BR/>for me, the trick is to wash my handknit socks the next morning in the shower, and either hang them over the curtain rod, on the wire sock blockers, or flat to dry .... and this is only so the sock pile doesn't grow a mile high.<BR/>but, bottom line is, i do like to "block" them into shape so they don't get all elongated and stretched out for wearing.<BR/>happy knitting! i look forward to the CPH swatching :)gray la granhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428881553665142659noreply@blogger.com