KNITTING GAUGE for Total Beginners (and Troubleshooting Gauge)
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Knitting gauge is one of the most important knitting concepts to understand. It's the difference between garments that fit and garments that are disastrously too small or too large. Someone who understands knitting gauge has a world of well-fitting sweaters, mittens, socks and more at their fingertips!
In this video, we'll go over what gauge is, why it's important, and how to get it so that you can start knitting things that fit! As a wise yarn wrangler once said, "If you want to knit something that fits, then you got to get gauge."
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:14 Introduction
01:24 What’s Knitting Gauge Anyway?
03:46 Knitting Gauge in the Real World
05:47 How to Knit a Gauge Swatch
10:05 Should You Block Your Gauge Swatch?
12:30 How to Block a Gauge Swatch
14:07 Measuring Your Gauge Swatch: Stitch Count Edition
16:33 Measuring Your Gauge Swatch: Row Count Edition
19:48 Troubleshooting Gauge
20:20 Your Gauge Has Too Few Stitches or Rows
25:36 Your Gauge Has Too Many Stitches or Rows
30:19 Thanks for watching. Buh-bye!
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If you want to knit something that fits, then you've got to get gauge!
Knitting machine gauge and the fain jersey fabric
THEN I MUST JUST SIMPLY BE A MEDIUM KNITTER, IT IS ALWAYS LOVELY AND EVEN.
gotta gET GuAGE
What a fun and easy to follow tutorial. Thank you!!
@Mitchell Jace hahahahahaha u are so funniest
This woman is an awesome teacher. I’ve never seen tutorials that were so helpful. Thank you!!!!
Absolutely! Great teacher indeed
Yes I'm a beginner, I really like her!!! She's really clever and sweet!!!
Agreee 👍👍👍
Completely agree. She’s a teaching genius!
Agreed! She also has a great sense of humour!
I always ignored the gauge and wondered why my projects turned out so badly haha this is so incredibly helpful thank you!!!!
Very helpful video!
Actually there is another way to deal with a swatch that doesn't fit the gauge, but I think I am the only person who ever does it because no one ever likes calculating but... I divide the stitches and rows from author's gauge, and my own, and then I adjust the actual knitting pattern to fit my gauge. I've knitted a sweater by recalibrating the numbers of stitches and rows needed, and to be honest I don't do it any other way, just too much work... Math is much faster in my opinion!
This is what I do, but I'm always afraid I'm getting the math wrong. A few weeks of knitting and my algebra is already improving lol
Please explain further im not good at math laurenevivieros@yahoo.com thanks
I do this too!! so much easier imo, especially when you've already fallen in love with your yarn :D
Yes, I have learned recently how to do the calculations as well. I’m definitely using this method from now on! Ideally we should have gauge close to the pattern but knowing how to calculate the difference gives me the freedom to choose any yarn I want without fear of getting it wrong,
@@laurenevivieros4187 there are several videos in UA-cam explaining how to do this. Don’t be afraid of making calculation, is not that difficult and once you get it there is no turning back!
your explanations are so funny and not boring at all, makes me want to watch till the end. and you have a clear nice voice.
Awesome! Thanks for watching the video all the way through and commenting. Appreciate it so much!
I’m glad I’m not the only one that gets dizzy halfway through counting the stitches. This is a really helpful video thanks 👍
I always have to make block of 20 or 30 otherwise I miss 1 or 2 and the. Not sur if I miss on or if it’s a real mistake. Counting it’s the things taking the most of my time in the beginning
Omg thank you. I’ve been ignoring gauge measurements for the last 2 years because I be here knitting scarves and blankets for myself so literally didn’t care hahaha. My horizons have expanded, thanks to you! 😍
Yes! I was just like you for the longest time! Only knit scarves and blankets 😂 your world expands so much once you get gauge!
Your videos are SO HELPFUL!! They're also fun and funny. Thanks for making learning to knit easy and enjoyable.
Thank you so much! You made my day! 🤗
Finally that portion of the label of the yarn makes sense😂 I’m a new knitter who just finished my first project (yes, scarf😂 ). I had resigned myself to sticking with “safe” projects until I saw this. A girl has hope now🤞🏾
Thank you so much for this video, I owe you my life, my yearly crops, my stylish properties, my firstborn.
(I am a broke childless pebble but I said "I owe", not "I am able to produce", so legally I should be fine.)
🤣🤣🤣
I've wanted to learn to knit for as long as i can remember. Even took a class. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT I HAVE ACTUALLY LEARNED FROM. Youre amazing. You make everything so crystal clear. I love you
Wow! What an amazing teacher. This just cleared up so much confusion for me. From now on, this woman is the only knitting teacher I’ll watch ❤
I have watched many videos on knitting (I've just picked up knitting again after many years). Most of the videos were informative, but they were dry and unimaginative.
I came across your video on gauge, and I have to say I was absolutely delighted! I am 63 years young and so definitely NOT a millennial. But your creative and imaginative approach to your videos not only informed me, but also kept me entertained and glued to the screen! Well done, Sheep and Stitch! Well done, indeed.
I’m genuinely surprised that this video was 30 minutes long! I can usually never finish a knitting video because I just kinda get lost in all the words and distracted looking at the pretty yarn. I didn’t feel like it was dragging on and on or too quick. YOU HAD MY ATTENTION FOR ALL OF THE 30:23! Your amazing at explaining and teaching 💕
Omg this lesson went so quickly and was so helpful. I was so surprised to realise it was half an hour long
Wow. I was completely lost in the wilderness, trying to find that elusive gauge. You have saved my project and my sanity! Thank you so much.
I’m a beginner but your tutorials are so helpful. I’ve learned sooooo much from you and I hope u know that! Enjoy ur day!!!!
I have been crocheting since I was a teen and recently picked up knitting. I have literally never understood gauge until this video, thank you so much for explaining/demonstrating it and the troubleshooting to go with it in an easy way to understand!
I have avoided making anything where it would matter all this time! Now I have the skill if I want to try a wearable project!
Thanks again!
You made a very dry, dreaded topic so much fun and easy to understand! I have made too many sweaters that didn’t fit properly because I didn't swatch. Now making one for myself with more expensive yarn, taking the time to swatch and block!!
There is something about your voice and the way you explain everything, Thank you for your hard work, I have learned so much in the last 24hrs, you are an awesome teacher.
"Block your swatch" should definitely be an expression. Like tying up loose ends. Or perhaps to describe someone who's uptight, as in, "she blocks her swatches, if you know what I mean". 😂
Haha I love that!
"She blocks her swatches.." Too funny - my rule is if you are going to block the finished product than block the swatch. If not, then don't. But then I am a huge fan of the KISS principle.
but what about the autistic squad?
😂👍
@@compass_bat what about us👀
I’m newish to knitting and have been avoiding anything to do with gauge. This video was awesome and explained this so well! Off to start my first gauge swatch - 🤞🏻🤞🏻 the starts align first try! Thank you!
Careless Whisper, hamsters, Lisa Simpson....everything I could ever want in a gauge instructional video. Than you for the lols!! Well done. 😊
Wow, thank you thank you!! I have struggled with this subject for so long and you explained it so thoroughly. I totally get it now 😊
Thank you so much! 🤗
I am SO thankful for this video, truly!! I'm just learning how to knit and I'm having to teach myself since everyone else in my life is a crocheter, and gauge has had me pretty confused, but now that I've watched this video, I FINALLY understand it!! Thank you for being so thorough, using examples, and teaching it in a way that is understandable and makes sense! (I'm definitely going to start counting my stitches as hamsters now LOL)
I think I've just found my favourite youtube channel. Visualizing with hamsters is a pro teaching technique, respect.
Thanks so much! I’m a firm believer that hamsters can always be used as teaching tools 😆
Okay, first I'm going to admit that I'm a total rookie and that while I understand the importance of gauge, I so struggle with trying to do the count of my stitches! The techniques you show in your video are so simple and well-presented that I'm embarrassed that I never thought of them myself. BUT...thanks to you, now I can do it (I love the technique of sticking a needle into the counts as you go along to give eyes and brain a breather). Thanks so very much for sharing your down-to-earth techniques!
Thank you for explaining gauge and blocking so thoroughly while also addressing how daunting they can be to a beginning knitter. This is the best explanation I've seen. The visual at 24:55 is hilarious too and so true. It really made me chuckle.
Best soundtrack for a knitting tutorial I've ever heard. Great production and editing! haha!
Thank you! I've gotten a lot of comments about the background music in the past (and how annoying it is!), so I've been making a special effort to find better music. Happy you noticed!
@@sheepandstitch hmmm...
Excellent! Thank you. I’ve been lazy about swatching with occasional disastrous results. Now I’m a true believer.
About to knit my first garment, and thought I should at least look into the concept of gauge. I'm so glad I chose your video to do so! I feel much more confident in this process now (and hoping, wishing, praying I get gauge!)
This is the best explanation and visual on gauge that I have seen...When other videos showed how to count the stitches in the swatch, I was felt frustrated because I couldn't see the stitches, but your video was extremely clear! Thank you for taking the time to explain...Your demonstration was insightful and exactly what I needed!😃
This is the first time gauge has made sense to me! Thank you so much for your detailed explanation; I'm looking forward to using this in practice!
Thank you for this! Finally trying my hand at larger clothing items and wanted to gauge swatch, but I was just knitting the recommended stitches and rows and then casting off and measuring. Adding the garter stitch border seems like it will make my life much easier
You explained this so well. Whenever my mum started crocheting in front of me I tried it. I got so much quicker and faster than my mum in like 1 month. I’ve always liked a challenge yet whenever I come across knitting it doesn’t make sense. Yet watching this video after it showed up on my recommended I definitely want to try again in the morning when it isn’t 5am 😂. Thank you for inspiring me to try again
Can I just say that, while it may have been a mistake, the joy on your niece's face made my day? 🥰
Just a note: different fibers react differently to blocking. Superwash tends to actually *lengthen* and stretch downwards - quite a lot - so I learned the hard way to always block my swatches if I’m using a superwash. I don’t know how many other fibers or yarn types react like this to blocking, but I’m sure there are more. Something you learn with time and experience.
I ignore all the yarn recommendations. Cuz usually they are expensive yarn I don’t want to buy. Whatever the gauge is never be the problem. Simply do some math, multiply or divide. Such as the pattern gauge is 20 by 20, my yarn gauge is 25 by 24, just multiply the stitch number. 25 /20 =1.25, so all the stitch number multiply by 1.25. And the row number is easy, just use the measure tape to achieve the length as pattern shown.
I have watched quite a few tutorials about gauge =- this is the best one I have found. It's easy to understand and really tells you what you need to know.. Thanks
I have watched many videos on getting gauge and this one is by far the best one I have seen, hands down! Excellent tutorial and so much fun and engaging to watch. It’s very thorough and answered all of my questions. I also appreciate your information on perhaps when I should consider the times when I should exercise patience and block my swatch. I never imagined that I would watch 30 minutes on gauging but I got hooked from the very beginning. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was excellent not only for beginners but for everyone needing a refresher. Clear, addressed all the possible situations, fun. Thanks!
Beautiful presentation! I have been crocheting for a while and just started knitting, and I'm terrified of making wearable pieces (partly because I'm too lazy to make a full swatch, haha!). This makes it much more approachable, and I love the extra tips and tricks!
Good to see you're back!! Your videos have been so helpful to me!!
Thank you! I totally encourage you to try out knitting a gauge swatch! You've got a world of well-fitting garments at your fingertips!
Thanks! It feels good to be back with a new video :D
I've just started a class to make a sweater and after we did the gauge swatch, she told us just undo it and we'll use it to start making the sweater! As long as we had gauge, she said we won't waste yarn haha
This was the best explanation I’ve ever seen! Right as I started this video, I told my boyfriend, “Gauge is something I’ve been trying to understand but I still don’t fully get it.” But now I absolutely do!
Thank you so much for this video! I started with the knitting hack videos and then this one played. I’m so glad it did, and I definitely subscribed! Thank you again so very much!!
Yay! So glad it helped you out! Understanding gauge is incredibly empowering as a knitter! 💪
One of the nice things about knitting toe-up socks is after you finish the toe section, you can measure your gauge on the foot instep. From there, just do more [or fewer] increase rounds until you get a good fit when you slip it on. On a sweater, another option, besides changing needles or yarn, is to change the size of the garment, up or down.
Thank you so much. I’ve knitted and crocheted for years but never really understood the concept of gauge. This seems so simple if you want your final project to look like the love I put into it.
Glad you get gauge now! It’s definitely a tricky concept!
The editing and tutorial for this video is top notch. I mean hamsters? Brilliant! Must have taken a lot of time and effort to make this video and I thank you!
I watched SO MANY VIDEOS trying to do this, and this has been the ONLY ONE that got me actually knitting!!!! Thank you so much!
Thank you knitting mom!! (your channel literally taught me how to knit)
"knitting mom" LOL. I like that! You're very welcome, dear!
Same
Thank you for this great video Davina. One difficulty I had was that had an increase every time I was switching from purl to knit and knit to purl on the same row. I eventually found out looking carefully at your video that you put the yarn over the right needle before changing mode (yarn to the front moving from knit to purl, yarn to the back moving from purl to knit). This step is very important (could be highlighted in the video), as if not done properly, we get an increase at every row.
Knitting my first gauge square. Usually I don’t knit for a specific person. I just knit baby clothes and donate them. But with being stuck in quarantine I’m going to knit a special jumper for my granddaughter and I want it to fit!
Lifelong crocheter who could never get the hang of knitting until I found your channel. You make it make so much sense!! I appreciate you so much 🧶
Thank you for this fantastic tutorial!! The animation cracked me up! I have never done a swatch, but I’m getting ready to start a project where I have to. I started the swatch BEFORE I watched this and I did not do the garter stitch border, so I’m going to start over. This was incredibly helpful!
Amazing video. Taught me gauge properly after years of winging it!!! I wish I had this woman teach me gauge years ago. Thank you so much!!!!
This is the most helpful video ever! I’m
About to start my first sweater and I’m SO glad I whipped up a gauge swatch first. Feeling WAY more confident! Thanks so much!
I love the way she explained gauge so that anyone could understand it! So helpful. Thank You!!!
Can't imagine making a gauge video any more fun! That was awesome, thanks so much for all the effort you put in to making it so clear and visual!
Fantastic! I’ve been knitting for years and have shied away from fitted garments because while I understand the concept of gauge, I just didn’t know how to do it. Now I do!!! Thank you!
Thank you SO much haha... guess I will never start knitting a project without trying to get gauge first. You kind of got me excited for the whole gauge thing... 😂❤️👌🏼
I had just finished knitting a gauge when I stumbled on this video. It was amazing . I learnt so much more in this video than all the books UA-cam clips I’d read and watched.
Problem is you'll knit your swatch tight because you want to end fast and then you knit your sweater loose because you go slower, lol
haha, that's true! Your mood and your emotions can definitely affect gauge!
your gauge can vary depending on how much wine you are drinking too. LOL
@@ruby07241 I hear that! Cheers! Haha
ruby07241 OMGoodness, I cannot knit and drink at all! Crochet, yes, but knit? It looked like a deranged knitter took over
cruisepaige lol!
Thankyou so much for this. I’ve made SO many expensive mistakes by not swatching!
I absolutely love you and I ABSOLUTELY love Daisy!
This “Flower-power Child of the 60’s” will never stop learning! 🙋🏼♀️🇬🇧✌️
Oh my lord. Here I was thinking I'd be good to go with my very first pattern sweater.
I’m one of the newer subscribers, and I taught myself how to knit last November and I started through watching your videos!! I genuinely have been checking back to see if you were back with any new videos and I can’t tell you how happy I am to see this!! Thank you for sharing your videos and being so helpful! ❤️
These videos are so great!! Making it seem MUCH less intimidating to learn to knit! Thank you!
I've been fighting gauge for so long...This lass is outstanding. At first seeing the length of the tutorial I almost didn't go for it. I'm so glad I did. And now I can knit my sweater with complete confidence. I got gauge!!!
¡Excelente video educativo! No sé hablar inglés, sin embargo, comprendí muy bien tus tips e instrucciones. Gracias por tomar el trabajo de realizar esta edición. Lo valoro mucho. Saludos, desde Argentina.
Yo soy argentina tambien, pero vivo en USA. Si necesitas entender algo no dudes en preguntarme :)
Espero que puedas ayudarme, en las medidas de las vueltas al medir la tención son las que necesito pero los puntos son más de los que necesitó! Qué puedo hacer?
I am brand new to knitting! I actually just taught myself the knit and purl. I was searching how to make gauge and came across your video! PERFECT thank you
Best gauge video! I’m finally going to make that sweater I’ve been afraid wouldn’t fit. 🤗 Subscribed!
I am so glad to hear someone break this down lol I am newer to knitting and I have absolutely been "knitting blind"
Thank you so much for this video! I injured my back at work 7 months ago & have been out of work ever since due to it. You can only binge watch so many shows & read so many books (which pains me to say since I'm a hardcore bibliophile📚📖), & watching your videos on how to knit have helped keep me sane & given me something to focus on & help me relax. Since watching your videos, I've made a variety of scarves for friends & family, using different stitches, gauges, & even started combining different stitches to create my own styles. I haven't branched it to an actual pattern yet, but my next step is to knit a beenie. Thank you for giving me a silver lining!
I have 1 question though, I tried to purchase yarn through your site & couldn't. Are you still selling yarn?
Hey! Sorry to hear about your back injury. That really sucks. I hope you're on the mend. If there is a silver lining, I guess it would be getting some downtime, being served by family and friends, and oh, also knitting!
Right now, the site is no longer selling yarn, but you can get the same super bulky yarn from tjockt.com. I think they also have an Etsy page where they sell it too. Get well soon!
Sheep & Stitch Thank you so much! I'm a pretty active & independent person, so it's definitely taken some adapting to the fact that I can't do a lot of things, but my family has been wonderful. They've even been going to the craft store to get me different size knitting needles & yarn & stitch markers lol. They've been even happier to wear my creations so that makes me happy. If not for your online tutorials, I'd be super bored & beyond depressed. Thank you for keeping me positive! I'll definitely be checking out the website for the yarn because the hanks you use look absolutely gorgeous!
I've never gauged, thought was a waste. Wow, was I wrong, and it's easy. Guess what, I will be gauging, from now on. KUDOS, you are are a good teacher, thank you
I was so confused until I watched your video. Thank you so much for the clear and fun instructions. Subscribed!
24:57 Okay, the unexpected Careless Whisper really got me. 😂 That was a much-needed laugh after I was getting so frustrated earlier trying to wrap my head around gauge, and your video is the first tutorial that actually makes SENSE to me!
I had to go back and rewatch the video. I totally forgot about that! 😂
Thank you for taking the time to explain guage and it was entertaining! It has totally helped me! Keep up the awesome videos! You rock!
Davina, you are a great instructor!! 💯👍 The sound of your voice is very encouraging and enjoyable! I have a gauge but have never knitted a sweater, only scarves and dish towels. I really never cared to know about it because my expertise isn't in math!! 😱 If not for you, I wouldn't have hung in for the length of this video. I understand now, because you explained it so well. Thank you so much!! You have a great personality and are funny at times, which I enjoy because I don't get bored. This is the first time I've seen anything blocked, so that was very helpful.👏 I just wanted you to know this and I subscribed (because of you) so, hello 👋 from SWEET HOME ALABAMA!! ROLL TIDE!!❤️🏈 Stay safe out there everyone, it's not over yet. 😷😷😷
Such a fun and well done video. I hope your full-time job is a teacher as you make learning so fun.
I am so glad I watched your tutorial. It is stuck now in my head... Hahaha! But yes, seriously, I have got to get gauge. Thank you, Davina! I will never forget gauge. 🙂
Once you understand gauge you don’t necessarily have to get gauge on every project, just as long as you know what not getting gauge means 😅 hope that makes sense!
Amazing tutorial. Informative, easy to understand, entertaining! Thank you very much 😀
You’re very welcome! Glad it helped!
I think this explanation is the only one that nailed it. After watching many videos on gauge I finally understood it and even liked it. It turned out to be so easy while other video it was like a rocket science 😅. BIG Thanks o
Great video!
I’m wondering about how many stitches can you expect from changing needle size?
So if I go up a needle size could I expect to get about 1-2 ish more stitches etc?
Very nicely done! You really put life into such a dry topic!
I haven't been crocheting/knitting too long just little over 2 months now, but I do it to calm my overactive thoughts.
And yes I am that person ... I tend to fall in love with finer details like 'the special yarn I bought just for the project'
I would like to add to the list of options you suggested for adjustments to achieve the gauge since everyone should be able to satisfy their heart's desires -
If your gauge is too small then double the strands of your yarn to achieve the recommended thickness of the yarn, say if your project requires a bulky yarn and you have a worsted weight then just double the strands.
There is also chain plying aka navajo knitting to thicken up your strands
Thank you again Davina for this lovely video! Really love your fun and interesting tips, keep up the good work!
Is there another option to just increase the number of stitches you use in the pattern?
Also, what if my gauge is too small width-wise and just right length-wise? :-[
I've been knitting for a few years and I've vever really made a gauge, even though I knitted quite a lot, but I just want beautiful, well-sized jumpers! Thank you for the instructions!
I always have to calculate my gauge because I never use the yarn or needles a pattern calls for.
I do the same! I’m like well it doesn’t fit in gauge time to do some math! I am going to try a bigger needle and see if it helps but as I’m just doing “make a 5 inch square” over and over could just add more stitches and rows as needed. Will come back to this for sure though for other projects.
This video is amazing. Helps me a lot. I just learned how to knit and have zero idea on what gauge is. I’ve seen it a lot and just ignored it 😅😅. Been doing it wrong this whole time. Thank you so much for this. I’mma start gauging and swatching from now on.
Wonderful and thorough guide! Thank you so much for this!
Ok, ok, I get it now and thank you for getting it into my head, the hampsters and the comedy helped no end. I don't know how many videos I have watched and you did it. Well done, I am as surprised as you are and I am grateful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I’m so glad it helped!
Wonderful video…..I always watch Devina for a quick, clear, fun and accurate answer…thank you!
"She sings with her eyes closed"
I'm still laughing
right? it was so funny
HI , I AM AUSTRALIAN, I HAVE KNITTED SINCE THE AGE OF 7 YEARS, NOW 82, I WAS NEVER TAUGHT TO USE MARKERS, TO BLOCK A GARMENT, OR TO CHECK GUAGE. MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME TO KINT, ELDEST OF 10, MY MOTHER KNITTED NON STOP, LAYETTES, SHAWLS ETC..,MUM EVEN CROCHET A DOUBLE BED SPREAD. I STILL HAVE TO LEARN TO CROCHET. COULD NOT AFFORD SHOP BOUGHT KNITTEDS , WAR RATIONS THEN. I AM A GOOD KNITTER, MAYBE I AM LUCKY AND HAVE GOOD TENSION. HAPPY KNITTING.
I tip my needles to you,..... Bravo!
LOVE this video! I'm a beginner that knitted 5 scarfs and now heading to knit a sweater but I don't have the right yarn that's described in the pattern I like. Now I know the workaround! Thank you so much!
This made so much sense. Thank you for making this video!!!
I do respect her way of showing, learning, and remembering.
You are a very good instructor! Thank you.
This video is great. I’ve tried to understand gauge for a couple of years now. After watching this, I’ve finally got it!
Great info and advice, Davina! Thanks much! ❤️
Awesome tutorial, felt I was actually doing this with you. Had fun with it and I now know how to use two aspects of knitting I’ve been avoiding. Levelling up in my knitting game. Yay! Thank you. 🙏
As a vegan, can confirm. My knitting is so loose you can walk through the stitches!
I love all your videos. Many videos by other knitters are very well instructed and clear to understand, but as boring as watching paint dry. Your videos are always very well instructed and clear to understand as well, but you add a whole level of fun for the viewer with your bubbly personality and cute visuals. You are my favorite knitting UA-camr!! Thank you for taking the time to teach us.
Aww, thank you so much! That means a lot to me! I try really hard to make the videos concise and as fun as possible!
This might be a bit of a silly question but if you use the recommended needles and yarn but don't get gauge and you are a tight or loose knitter should you alter your knitting style to accommodate or use different needles and yarn?
It's really hard to alter your knitting style. It's like trying to walk with wider or smaller steps. It can feel kind of unnatural. The best way to alter gauge is to play around with the needle size or yarn. Most people are pretty attached to the yarn, so I would recommend changing the needle size first. Hope that helps!
Thanks! Very helpful :)
I'm just starting out so was super confused on the whole tension and gauge thing until this haha