Gauge knitting

Knitting gauge is one of the most important knitting concepts to understand. It’s the difference between garments that fit and garments that are disastrously too small or too large. Someone who understands knitting gauge has a world of well-fitting sweaters, mittens, socks and more at their fingertips! In this post, we’ll go over what gauge […]

Gauge in knitting projects may be essential if you want the finished project to fit. Learn how to manage and fix your gauge to make each project fit perfectly.

Gauge notes that might be of interest.

Learn what knitting gauge is and why it's important, plus how to knit and measure a gauge swatch, and fix your gauge problems.

Is it time to Knit? — Part 1: How Differences in Gauge Affect Your Final...

Learn all about how to knit a swatch and why you should always knit a gauge swatch before you start a knitting project!

I don't like swatching and I don't like to count gauge. This is especially clear in early patterns ... where I rarely even listed gauge or the size of the finished product. In fact, quite a few of my patterns are designed explicitely with the view of not knitting a swatch (e.g. these fingerless gloves, these slippers or this hat). They contain instructions like "repeat these rows until the piece is wide enough to fit around your wrists" or similar. That said, there are also times where…

Why is stitch gauge variable between knitters? It's a mystery of knitting encompassing many factors. Widely understood to have an influence are needle size, needle composition (material), tension in yarn supplied; and this post considers all these. Yet, a factor equally important--if not more--so lies in the formation of the knit stitch itself. We'll start there. We can say there are two properties of a knit stitch: its width, and its height. In the simplest conception, width arises from the…

Learn all about knitting gauge and have all of your knitting gauge questions answered with this detailed FAQ!