limb by limb and tooth by tooth

[starfallz]

Last bit of excitement from last night...

6 inches into the body of Mom's sweater, plus hem.

And after finding out my gauge was way off.

So, to explain. The pattern calls for a gauge of 19 stitches over 4 inches. This means 4.75 stitches per inch. I knit a large swatch in the round and get 4.5 stitches per inch (18 st over 4"). Knitting up the sweater I find I get 5 st per inch (20 st over 4"). This might not seem like a big deal... the original pattern said to cast on 234 stitches for 49 inches and I had altered the pattern to fit my previous gauge of 4.5 st per inch, so my initial cast on was 220 stitches (still 49"). BUT... 220 stitches with a gauge of 5 stitches per inch equals.... 44"... that's a pretty big difference of a half stitch per inch.

So, I frogged it. I'll cast on the original 234 the pattern says and knit in my more natural style, which is looser. Better I found out now than when it was finished.

Anyway, the good news is there is hot water again.

Comments

[kodekitten.livejournal.com]

Maybe one day when I grow up I'll be able to knit as fast as you seem to! I can't take on large projects like this because I feel like it would take me a long time. These socks are a small project by comparison and they are taking me a long time.

[starfallz.livejournal.com]

Well, if you look at it really, socks are A LOT of work! They are a much finer gauge than sweaters. A really small project would be a hat in some worsted weight or something like that.

The benefit of socks is that they are relatively simple and portable. :)

BTW, with yours, did you do a folded picot cuff? It looked something like that and I was curious.