In every project I make, the blocking changes the sizing so significantly (it GROWS!!) that it makes me feel like I wasted time trying to get the sizing right in the knitting process (calculations, alterations, etc.). I don’t know what I’m doing wrong! The first time it happened, I figured it could have happened during the lifting out of the tub–perhaps I wasn’t careful enough in supporting all edges from draping down. But I’ve since switched to carefully lifting it out on a container lid so that it has zero chance of getting tugged down by gravity/weight of the water. After blocking, I’m always a little disappointed because they don’t fit as well as they did pre-blocking. It’s getting to where I really dread the finishing phases.
Any tips or things I could be doing wrong? Lately I’ve been using 100% wool, or for example, my most recent was an alpaca/wool/kidsilk mix. Haven’t used superwash.
Thanks in advance!