Getting Gauge! Preparing to knit your Selbu Mittens!
Updated: Jan 14, 2021
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Hi Patricia, Let me first say that I am thoroughly enjoying this course. Thank you for the time and effort that you have put into this course for your students. I am working on my gauge swatch and am struggling a bit. My pattern calls for 32 stitches per 10 cm using fingering weight yarn. I am using Jamieson and Smith 2 ply jumper weight yarn. I started with size 2.75mm and the swatch was way too big. I went down in needle size until I am currently swatching with 2mm needle. At this gauge the mitten will fit my hand, but is still too large for my small wrist (my wrist is 13 cm). The pattern calls for using…
This was lovely to read Maggie!!! Keep going.
Hi all! I started my cuff yesterday finally! I originally got gauge with the needles the sample pair were knit in for the pattern I'm using (Selbu Mittens by Skeindeer). I knit to round 10 of the cuff pattern and called it a night around 11PM. This morning I decided to check gauge on the cuffs...and I have too few stitches. I think what happened is that I was knitting tighter in my gauge swatch which was causing puckering at the joins (I'm using magic loop because I don't have any DPNs). I loosened a bit at what I thought was just the joins when knitting the cuff...I must have loosened everywhere. Instead of winging it and moving forward with…
dhmiller - Just keep going and take your time getting gauge! Your determination will pay off!
Carmel - 84 stitches is not uncommon with very thin yarn. Check your gauge and the wool you are using...this would be very light fingering or lace weight.