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A top-down photo of a pair of light blue socks laid flat on an antique lace-trimmed placemat. The socks have columns of purls running up and down the legs and are pointing to the left. They are surrounded by antique postcards with blue flowers on them, a brass key with a pale pink tassel, and a silver tray full of brass bulb pins.

How to Block Knit Socks Without Sock Blockers

A flatlay photo showing a pair of pink cabled socks with eyelets on the left, a pair of blue-gray cabled socks in the middle, and a pair of mint green socks with columns of eyelets on the right. The blue-gray socks are on a pair of wire sock blockers. A mint green teacup full of chamomile and a few small white roses complete the scene.

Do You Really Need Sock Blockers for Your Knit Socks?

To Take Better Pictures of Knits, Make Sure You Have the Right Gear

To Take Better Pictures of Knits, Make Sure You Have the Right Gear

A pair of handknit socks laid flat on a white marble countertrop. One has been blocked and sits smoothly on the surface. The other hasn't been blocked and is extremely lumpy.

Why I Always Block My Knit Socks for Better Results

A speckled sock with purple cuffs and heels peeks through the white foam at the top of a crystal bowl. The socks are soaking as part of the blocking process.

A Love Letter to Blocking My Knitting

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Little bits of joy lately. The warm sunshine is co Little bits of joy lately. The warm sunshine is coming back and each day is a little longer than the one before it. I am so grateful. 1. Stacked vintage teacups, a little higgledy piggledy, as they should be 2. A sunny walk downtown over the weekend 3. A pile of pillows for lounging (I smushed them immediately after taking this photo) 4. Aggressively cheerful yellow sock in progress 5. Putting my feet up because whatever man, I’m a grownup, I do what I want
Scenes from last night in my favorite room of the Scenes from last night in my favorite room of the house. There is technically an overhead pendant light somewhere nearby, but I hate turning it on so I don’t. Things are much cozier this way.
I almost always use circular needles for everythin I almost always use circular needles for everything, but there may be times where you either don’t want to use a circular needle or don’t have one available. When that’s the case, knitting a blanket can be tricky, but it’s not impossible. One option is to just knit a smaller blanket. It doesn’t have to be a king size blanket if you can make a lap blanket. Baby blankets could also work. Another option is to knit the blanket in strips and then seam it together. I’ve got an example of what that would look like in two of the photos in this slideshow. And finally, you can knit a modular blanket where you are knitting small pieces at a time and joining as you go. That’s what I’ve been doing with my mitered square blanket. I never have more than 35 stitches at a time on my needles, but I can make the blanket as big as I want. Got any questions for me? Let me know! I’m always happy to help.
If you’ve got a day off today, too, I hope you’re spending it doing something you love! For me, it’s a knitting day, of course. I’m trying to finish knitting the body of this sweater and starting one of the sleeves. Wish me luck!
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