GAUGE SWATCHES

Everybody knits differently - no way is more correct than others. It is however necessary to take your gauge (tension) into account. So let's talk about it.

The gauge (also known as tension) is a way of measuring how big your stitches are - both horizontally and vertically - when you knit in a specific yarn on a specific needle. You find your gauge by knitting a swatch. A small square piece of knitting so that you can count the number of stitches you have horizontally and rows vertically in a square of 10 x 10 cm.

Gauge swatches are often talked badly about but it is just such a shame to have to frog weeks of work because the gauge was wrong.

Here is some advice for measuring your gauge.

 

 

 

KNIT YOUR SWATCH BIG ENOUGH

KNIT LIKE YOU NORMALLY DO

USE THE SAME NEEDLE

PATTERN KNITTING

WASH YOUR SWATCH

LOVING YOUR SWATCH

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