Blocking is the final touch of elegance as it perfects the shape, texture, and drape of your hand-knit piece. It enhances stitch definition and gives the garment its final, polished look as well as enables you to ensure that your craft stretches were you want preventing the garment from non-preferred silhuettes. This process is essential for achieving a professional long-term finish. Treat it as the final gesture of care for your creation.

Make sure to try your garment on to get an understanding of the arm length, length of shoulder seams, neckline, hem or down your body. This will give you an understanding on where to strech a little extra and where not to.

We block all our garments individually using the washing machine wool program and a pearl-sized amount of non perfumed conditioner for sensitive hair placed on the garment in the washing machine. A wool specific washing detergent can of course be used but they are expensive and we like the reusability of conditioner which works perfectly. Make sure to weave in all ends, securing them before this step. We suggest you to keep 3-4 cm/1,2-1,6'' of the waved in threads, which you cut after the blocking process is done. This secures the stitches even further.

If the garment is verry wet after the washing program. Place is flat on a big towel and add one extra towel on top of it. Role them together like a burrito and stand on it to press out the water without stretching the fabric.

Gently shape the garment flat on a drying rack or a clean dry towel. Shape it carefully to match the desired dimensions including adjusting edges, align ribbing, open up lacework, arm seams etc if needed. We recommend you to shape it with a slightly more tension on the shoulder seams, hems of body and arms, arm seams as well as edges or neckline were picked up stitches, decreases or increases have been made.

Let it air dry naturally completely, away from direct heat or sunlight. Make sure to check in on your garment in this drying phase and adjust more if need. It could be that you start with letting the arms hang down in the beginning but as it dries you place them flat on your garment etc.

Never hang your knits in your wardrobe and if knitted in wool washing is usually unnecessarily. Just place them outside for natural air flow through the garment and fold them in your wardrobe.