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Anyone know about mitered squares
I hate doing swatches. And, I am trying to figure how you come with
the right amount of stitches for an 8" mitered square. How are you able to calculate that? Portia, Southern California |
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Thanks. That is the one thing I hate. My guessimating is always a
little off. But, I will give it a go. Oh one more question. has anyone ever tried making scarves or bags using mitered squares? suzee wrote: wrote: I hate doing swatches. And, I am trying to figure how you come with the right amount of stitches for an 8" mitered square. How are you able to calculate that? Portia, Southern California The only way you can calculate that is to know your sts/inch, and the only way to know that is.... knit a sample. sue |
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The only way you can calculate that is to know your sts/inch, and the only way to know that is.... knit a sample. sue- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The good [ and after you try it the easiest way to make a any knitted thing well sized s is by smapling , knit 20 st with your WANTED pattern over 10 rows ,, now measure and writye down 20 St= ? cm [ inches ] , now measure wanted size ,,, and calculate how many st to make . for a mittered square you make the wanted st, + 1 st in the corner , than again the amount of wanted size ,,,, now you knit a row , and every second row you dearese 1 st at each side of the middle st. mittered squares are better off if not all rows are the same all the time. I have made sweaters shawls moebiouses , vests a doll , etc from mittered squares , mirjam ps keep yopur swatches with time you will have enough to use in some work !!!! |
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In my Son`s swetaer i alternated Big squares with smaller ones ,,, [=
1 big square and next to it 4 with half the measure of the bigger one ________|________| | | | | mirjam |
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Thanks to you both. I think this going to take some concentration in
study for this work for me. But, in the meantime, I ahve other things that are a work in progress. I ahve 3 scarves on needles. One lengthwise and 2 others ones I am working on. But, I will have to get in focus in doing swatches. Portia mirjam wrote: In my Son`s swetaer i alternated Big squares with smaller ones ,,, [= 1 big square and next to it 4 with half the measure of the bigger one ________|________| | | | | mirjam |
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Portia, one other advice , keep a copybook in which you will write you `experiments ` like ,,,,, wool [name of wool or description] , knitted on needles number ? 20 stitches = x cm [or inches ] in pattern.? etc,, also write any detail that was importnat to you ,,, this will help you for YEARS later . mirjam |
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So far, I have been able to copy notes on a note card and staple it to
my patterns that I work on. Variations and such. It helps. I have a multidirectional scarf that has so many notes and variations on it. Anyway, its a fun scarf to do. Hope you are well Mirjam and thanks for the tip. (L&H) Portia, Southern California where it is partly cloudy and makes Portia a happy knitter. :-) mirjam wrote: Portia, one other advice , keep a copybook in which you will write you `experiments ` like ,,,,, wool [name of wool or description] , knitted on needles number ? 20 stitches = x cm [or inches ] in pattern.? etc,, also write any detail that was importnat to you ,,, this will help you for YEARS later . mirjam |
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On Oct 19, 11:46*pm, "
wrote: So far, I have been able to copy notes on a note card and staple it to my patterns that I work on. Variations and such. It helps. I have a multidirectional scarf that has so many notes and variations on it. Anyway, its a fun scarf to do. Hope you are well Mirjam and thanks for the tip. (L&H) Portia, Southern California where it is partly cloudy and makes Portia a happy knitter. :-) That is a good start Portia, i loved cards , but they compliacted my work , [ i keep an index of articles and patterns in a box with cards ,,,, patterns and all details of a knitted work seemed to me [but this is a very personal choice ], much more fitting in a copybook . happy knitting mirjam |
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