On Oct 19, 2:11*pm, "
wrote:
My math skills are not good to figure out how many stitches to cast on
from the measurements I have. How do you do this calculation. And,
gauges ae hard to figure.

Gauge isn't all that important with knitting scarves! However, just knit up a swatch with the yarn you want to use and needles that please you. A swatch of about 20 stitches knit until there is about 2 inches length will be a good size swatch. Take a ruler and see how many stitches are in each inch across the row. Then all you need to do is multiply the number of stitches per inch by the number of inches wide you want the scarf to be. For example, if you get 4 stitches per inch across in your swatch, and want the scarf to be 6 inches wide, multiply 4 by 6, which is 24, and cast on 24 stitches. If you get 5 stitches per inch, 6 x 5 would mean 30 stitches. Etc. Cast on the number of stitches and then just keep on knitting until your scarf is as long as you want it to be, and bind off.