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How do I go about doing that Sonya? Here is the gauge again
first they gave me no needle number so that is odd--is 9 usual for gauge? Anyway: I have oiled wool that is 16st/23 rows to the 4 inches on 9 The new pattern I was trying to use was 12 st/20 rows to the 4 inches supposedly on 9 but not verified. The reason i say this is that I told them my gauge and asked what the pattern had that was coming. |
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I'll give you some 'examples' it really depends on the style of the item
you are making, if there is a ton of shaping - you will be almost redesigning the pattern yourself. OK, say its a sweater, knitted from the bottom up, and the amount of ease they are allowing is just right (ie. nothing needs to be changed but the fact that your yarn is a little thinner) - so they wish you to cast on 52 sts, rib in P1, K1 ribbing for 3" and then evenly add 3 stitches across the row in preparation of knitting the body. . . you would need instead cast on 68 sts and rib for the 3" and then evenly add 4 more sts to have a garment of the same size/ease. . . Places you would need to look out for: decreasing - like for the underarm - the pattern might say decrease 3 at beg of next two rows - I'd decrease 4 instead. . . for long gradual decreases, like sleeves, you'd most likely need to decrease for a longer time (remember it takes more rows to 'equal' the pattern). . . this is the part that can be a little more tricky - the shaping - depends on the pattern. . . Neckline/shoulders/armhole shaping - some of this is sudden like and fairly easy to match up with your new gauge - other parts are gradual and you would need to be watchful. This is more work than a lot of people want to put in - they much prefer the pattern to have this all taken care of for them - and that's alright, but if you *really* want to use this yarn and that pattern - than it's prefectly doable Sonya BDS2pds wrote: How do I go about doing that Sonya? Here is the gauge again first they gave me no needle number so that is odd--is 9 usual for gauge? Anyway: I have oiled wool that is 16st/23 rows to the 4 inches on 9 The new pattern I was trying to use was 12 st/20 rows to the 4 inches supposedly on 9 but not verified. The reason i say this is that I told them my gauge and asked what the pattern had that was coming. |
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Sonya as always you are a masterful teacher ,,, wonderful to read .
mirjam I'll give you some 'examples' it really depends on the style of the item you are making, if there is a ton of shaping - you will be almost redesigning the pattern yourself. OK, say its a sweater, knitted from the bottom up, and the amount of ease they are allowing is just right (ie. nothing needs to be changed but the fact that your yarn is a little thinner) - so they wish you to cast on 52 sts, rib in P1, K1 ribbing for 3" and then evenly add 3 stitches across the row in preparation of knitting the body. . . you would need instead cast on 68 sts and rib for the 3" and then evenly add 4 more sts to have a garment of the same size/ease. . . Places you would need to look out for: decreasing - like for the underarm - the pattern might say decrease 3 at beg of next two rows - I'd decrease 4 instead. . . for long gradual decreases, like sleeves, you'd most likely need to decrease for a longer time (remember it takes more rows to 'equal' the pattern). . . this is the part that can be a little more tricky - the shaping - depends on the pattern. . . Neckline/shoulders/armhole shaping - some of this is sudden like and fairly easy to match up with your new gauge - other parts are gradual and you would need to be watchful. This is more work than a lot of people want to put in - they much prefer the pattern to have this all taken care of for them - and that's alright, but if you *really* want to use this yarn and that pattern - than it's prefectly doable Sonya BDS2pds wrote: How do I go about doing that Sonya? Here is the gauge again first they gave me no needle number so that is odd--is 9 usual for gauge? Anyway: I have oiled wool that is 16st/23 rows to the 4 inches on 9 The new pattern I was trying to use was 12 st/20 rows to the 4 inches supposedly on 9 but not verified. The reason i say this is that I told them my gauge and asked what the pattern had that was coming. |
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Thanks Sonya but with this highly cabled ( 6 different Irish cables running
throughout plus I think I will keep the yarn and pattern together this time. If the sweater was more plain I think I would have given it a try.......... |
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