tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post7983123370832032153..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: KAL03: Measuring gaugeJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-12807063936843055062011-05-14T15:31:29.701-05:002011-05-14T15:31:29.701-05:00Knit 6"X6" swatch in the round: done
Mea...Knit 6"X6" swatch in the round: done<br />Measure gauge: done, 6 spi averaged<br />Machine wash, dry flat: done<br />Measure gauge: 5 spi averaged<br /><br />In an earlier post I left a comment that if you like I would start a Rav group for us. One advantage that I like with the Rav group is that we can post photos to show you our progress or our problems. Sometimes it is hard to explain what our problem is.<br /><br />Take care and I hope your feeling better.<br />CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751487491521233299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-80286386323300881642011-05-12T13:21:57.849-05:002011-05-12T13:21:57.849-05:00Welcome back to the world of pain-free breathing!!...Welcome back to the world of pain-free breathing!!! Am looking fwd to the KOL - but want to make a shawl collared pullover to match one I have as a model. With your help am hoping I can figure it out, as I haven't a pattern for such a neckline, tho Deborah Newton discusses it in her Design book. (Swatching's almost done - flat, not round, but believe/hope they're close to equal... )<br /> DTSDTSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-71547369551880748072011-05-12T02:57:34.484-05:002011-05-12T02:57:34.484-05:00Ok, I got 4.2sts in one inch unwashed, and 3.75 wh...Ok, I got 4.2sts in one inch unwashed, and 3.75 when washed. (I measure over 4" usually.) I make this something like a 5 inch difference in the finished garment! I could tell as I washed the swatch it was sagging like crazy. Maybe that's why the last jumper I knitted him enlarged massively when he wore it...<br />On the plus side, it means fewer stitches to cast on and knit!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07806072664376732819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-81766029222263907092011-05-10T16:31:47.614-05:002011-05-10T16:31:47.614-05:00I'm using some yarn I have left over from some...I'm using some yarn I have left over from something else and am intending to use the same size needles etc as I like the drape. I am assuming (following your earlier instructions) that I can pretend the back of the jacket is a swatch. It's been washed several times since I finished it. Only problem is it was knitted flat rather than in the round. Should I knit a swatch in the round, or can I fudge it, since it's been worn and washed...(and I know that my gauge on in the round and knit flat are damn near identical)?Louizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691100508790921779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-71597375054097085742011-05-10T08:40:02.676-05:002011-05-10T08:40:02.676-05:00You are SO right about not looking where you put i...You are SO right about not looking where you put it. And it's also really important to knit a gauge swatch that's big enough not to need to be stretched flat. Aim for six square inches. Ten is better. And since we'll be knitting in the round, you might try knitting your swatch in the round.roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-48644119323190967762011-05-09T23:56:19.827-05:002011-05-09T23:56:19.827-05:00I hope your posting this means you're feeling ...I hope your posting this means you're feeling better! :)<br /><br />I have a question about the "measuring gauge off of something previously knit from the same yarn" that you mentioned in the last post. I've read that dye color can effect the weight (and therefore yardage) of a yarn...is there a similar color-based difference in gauge?Jacomina Rizzardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077195136424792686noreply@blogger.com