For the wrap & turns on the short rows: I used Cat Bordhi’s concealing method when I knit pass the previous w & t. You can find a video of her doing it here.

Blocking this was.. bizarre. The dimensions of the outline on the second page are vague. I blocked mine to maximize the length across but I didn’t quite get it to 94.5” so it is more like 89-90”. The final shape of mine is more like a flattened semi-circle than a skewed banana. The picture where it looks like the top of a shiitake mushroom was before blocking.