I got a great idea yesterday from Peaceful Knitter’s blog about using a yoga mat for blocking. I was keen to try this out on what I’ve done so far of my Grannie Smith cardigan. So, I submersed it, towel dried it and pinned it out: 
This works brilliantly! The mat is squishy enough to be able to be pinned, and the yarn dried really quickly as there was nothing absorbent underneath it. And the best bit? Look at this: 
The whole thing is a massive grid! Perfect for lining up straight edges: 
Thanks Sonia!
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I’m glad you tried this and liked it! That’s going to be such a beautiful sweater!
Now I thought I was being clever by using a childs playmat to block, but you’ve gone one step further with the grid!
That looks really lovely! I’m definitely going to have to make that pattern someday…
Great tip! And I love Granny Smith – It’s one of those that’s been in my queue forever. Someday I’ll get to it – in the meantime I’ll enjoying watching yours grow