Dang! I knitted a swatch on the recommended needles and had too many stitches. So I went up a size and got the same number of too few stitches (plus a “holey” fabric). I became catatonic for a year before trying again and finding this video. I hope it works! Thank you!
Excellent, clear explanation. Thanks! I’m one of those “It’s a miracle if I ever knit a swatch” knitters, and usually, I end up just winging it. With a top-down sweater in the round, I can usually tell how it’s going to fit through the bust before I actually arrive at the bust, and I usually buy more than enough yarn to keep knitting until I’m happy with the length. And I find that a swatch usually doesn’t help with the fit of a neckline. I also think my swatches always lie. I wish they would behave like yours.
Thanks, great explanation. I've wondered why people say keep swatching until you get gauge. I never get the pattern gauge. This method works better for my brain since math is more concrete. I normally wing it and adjust as I go along and hope for the best. At times, someone usually gets a gift 😊
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Thank you for this. I been trying to figure this out for months 😊
I hope it’s helpful for you! I end up doing this on most of my sweaters 😆
This is freaking BRILLIANT
Great explanation! Thanks for sharing this with us. 🥰
Dang! I knitted a swatch on the recommended needles and had too many stitches. So I went up a size and got the same number of too few stitches (plus a “holey” fabric). I became catatonic for a year before trying again and finding this video. I hope it works! Thank you!
Excellent, clear explanation. Thanks! I’m one of those “It’s a miracle if I ever knit a swatch” knitters, and usually, I end up just winging it. With a top-down sweater in the round, I can usually tell how it’s going to fit through the bust before I actually arrive at the bust, and I usually buy more than enough yarn to keep knitting until I’m happy with the length. And I find that a swatch usually doesn’t help with the fit of a neckline. I also think my swatches always lie. I wish they would behave like yours.
Sometimes my swatches lie too! If I even make one in the first place 😆
Thanks, great explanation. I've wondered why people say keep swatching until you get gauge. I never get the pattern gauge. This method works better for my brain since math is more concrete. I normally wing it and adjust as I go along and hope for the best. At times, someone usually gets a gift 😊
👏👏👏👏👏 Nicely done!
Thank you!
Brilliant! Thanks Karen
Hope it helps!
Brilliant! Thanks so much for explaining this so clearly! I'm saving this video, for sure!
This was great! Clear, easy instruction! I’ve got it!
Thanks! Hope it works for you
Awesome! Crystal clear!
Thanks!
Brilliant! I have never thought of this before. Thanks! Love your podcast and shorts!
Thanks! Hope it helps
I see a new crop of appropriately sized sweaters in my future! Thanks!
I hope it works out for you! Thanks for watching
Thanks Karen! Great info!!! You make it easy!!
Thanks! I hope it helps one day
Thank you, thank you!!!
This is very helpful, thank you Karen.😊
I’m so glad - anything to avoid swatching 😆
Easily understood!
Hope it helps one day
I hope it helps!
Very helpful!!
I’m so glad
This is very helpful…thank you!
This is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing!💜
Thanks for watching! Hope it helps
Love this!
Thank you! I hope one day it helps
OMG!!! Thank you, thank you!!!!!
Good luck! Let me know if it works out for you
BRILLIANT!!!
Hello there! I hope it helps
Thanks for sharing
Just wanted to mention that 24 divided by 20 is 1.2 (I guess it should have been 24 divided by 22)
Yes! Thanks so much for clarifying
how i do it but i just check gauge 4 Inches in and modify the pattern to switch size on the fly because I am like that
I have definitely done this!
Girl!!!❤❤
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