Free Knitting and Crochet Patterns from Elaine Phillips
Response to:
Reviewer: Kristi
January 18, 2014
Here is a good link on how to block http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/05/blocking-knitting-tutorial/
Basically, you are telling the stitches where to stay put. There will be a gap of time between when you knit the skirt and when you finish the top portion.
During that time, you will basically wash the skirt and then pin it to a foam board to dry in the rectangular position shown in the images below.
Once dry, you then start knitting again. what you see at the top of the image (black string) is the circular needle left in the work to hold the stitches until the work is dry.