Stitch Gauge and Knitting a Circular Swatch
After you’ve taken your measurements, you need to know your stitch gauge. The sweater I demonstrate uses both circular and flat knitting, so I demonstrate both kinds of swatches, both flat and circular–your stitch gauges may be different depending on which type of knitting you use. This is Part 1, Knitting a Circular Swatch. In Part 2 I demonstrate a flat swatch and blocking.
Tags: blocking, circular knitting, flat knitting, knitting, stitch gauge, swatch
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April 28th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
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April 13th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I’m having problems making sure there aren’t gaps. Do you have any suggestions on what to do?
April 13th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
I assume you mean where the knitting is divided between the needles on the circular swatch. When you start a section of knitting (i.e., half the stitches that are sitting on one of the needles), work the first stitch, then insert your needle in the second stitch. Before you work the second stitch, give the working yarn a good tug. This will tighten up the gap without making the previous few stitches (now sitting on the cable) so tight that you can’t get your needle into them the next time you’ve worked your way around to them. This is also a good technique on flat knitting to keep your edges firm, not loopy. I first read this tip in Stitch ‘n Bitch.