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Measuring gauge …

[Translate] Ok, so hopefully now you fully understand the difference between tension and gauge. If you’re knitting from a pattern, it’s important that you make sure you have the right gauge so the particular pattern that you’re making will come out the size you want. Let’s look at exactly how we go about measuring our gauge. Most patterns will give you a gauge swatch over 4″ or 10 cm. Here’s the first little trick … 4″ = 10.16 cm. Now that might not seem like much, but you have to remember that as the size of the project grows, […]

The “C” Word … and 2 more clues

[Translate] Sorry – I’m not talking commitment! I don’t have a problem with commitment, just saying, but that’s not what we’re talking about today. This is a knitting blog after all! The “C” word we’re talking about is “crochet”. Now before all you knitters hit your back button on your browsers, stick around for a little bit and read a paragraph or two. For some strange reason, a large group of knitters seem to think that crochet is a bad word. It’s like there’s a competition between knitting and crocheting and you can only do one or the other. […]