Knitting Tips: Blocking Longies

You need a zillion pins and a place to pin the longies. I have foam pads I use for blocking, but you can do it on a pillow or even the carpet in an out of the way spot. You need your tape measure.

Wash the wool (and lanolize if needed) - I like to spin mine in the washer for a few to get out the excess moisture, or you can roll them in a towel.

Begin pinning:
Pin the hip both sides right under the waistband - measure and make sure you are placing them correctly.

Pin the hip both sides at top of leg. Check measurements.

Pin the crotch gusset - check rise measurements.
Now, pin the hip seams both sides from waistband to top of legs. Then I pin across the top of the legs from hip seam to crotch gusset. Then I pin under the waistband across the front. Double check hip & rise measurements.

Now pin the ankles hip side & inseam side. Check your inseam measurement and also use the same measurement along the outer seam from where you pinned the top of the leg. Now pin all around the perimeter of the legs.

Allow to dry.

Blocking will also even up your stitches and make your knitting more uniform in general.

After future washings, you will find that generally your blocking holds. You may have a time or two you might want to pin a few key places while it dries, but you generally won't have to do this major pinning again.

Blocking will make small adjustments to measurements, but it will not make major changes.