tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post7282245483810663604..comments2023-04-15T06:31:20.398-05:00Comments on by gum, by golly!: Briar Rose Vintage KAL: Gauge swatchesTashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-6983310586531013632011-03-22T08:39:21.240-05:002011-03-22T08:39:21.240-05:00@Miss P Yep, if you want to have 2" of negati...@<a href="#c5880505277842502547" rel="nofollow">Miss P</a> Yep, if you want to have 2" of negative ease (meaning it's a little smaller than you are), you would want the final sweater to be 38" at the bust. But if you don't want negative ease than you could knit it 40" or 41"!Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-58805052778425025472011-03-22T03:34:21.215-05:002011-03-22T03:34:21.215-05:00Yay!! Ok, so, I notice that the pattern knits up t...Yay!! Ok, so, I notice that the pattern knits up to measure 32" across the bust but this is to fit up to a 34" bust. Is this the "negative ease" you talked about in another post? If so, to fit a 40" bust would I have to knit to a 38" measurement to allow for stretch??<br />I think I may have changed my mind about yarn too! Gah! I'm knitting up another gauge as we speak (well not literally as we speak since I haven't YET mastered knitting and typing at the same time!)<br />PxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017802422891332588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-24920110352876559082011-03-19T08:55:22.334-05:002011-03-19T08:55:22.334-05:00@Miss P Yes, you are exactly right!
You could kn...@<a href="#c2762620020325447830" rel="nofollow">Miss P</a> Yes, you are exactly right! <br /><br />You could knit to 120 sts per side. If you want it to be exactly 40" you'd probably want to add one stitch per edge to seam, otherwise 2 of the sts on each edge of the front and the back would be eaten up by your seam.Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-27626200203254478302011-03-19T08:35:58.153-05:002011-03-19T08:35:58.153-05:00Hey Tasha
My gauge swatch knit up at 6 spi on 3.25...Hey Tasha<br />My gauge swatch knit up at 6 spi on 3.25mm straight needles. Hypothetically, if I DID want to size up to a 40" bust (I know I said I wasn't going to but I think it may be finally dawning on me how it works) would I multiply 6 (spi) by 40(inches) to get 240 st in total, then split this number up between the front and the back pieces?? (As I'm knitting on straight rather than circular)<br />PxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017802422891332588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-81202012058776906562011-02-24T11:03:30.643-06:002011-02-24T11:03:30.643-06:00@Sassy Lassies Vintage Life I'm glad I've ...@<a href="#c6935705113845696598" rel="nofollow">Sassy Lassies Vintage Life</a> I'm glad I've been able to help you out! <br /><br />I use modern knitting needles. Generally for a sweater, I go with a 24" circular needle. I honestly can't really help you in the straight needle department because I never use them, but I think you'd need at least 10" long, if not 15". Your knitting can be scrunched up a bit on the needle as you knit, but you don't want it so scrunched you can't move the stitches.Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-69357051138456965982011-02-24T10:14:02.063-06:002011-02-24T10:14:02.063-06:00You are a peach, a saint and a splendid teacher. A...You are a peach, a saint and a splendid teacher. As I've said my brain works in a strange way..but I get it. I need to visualize it..so I put your words into a picture and it worked. One last question...honestly I am a good knitter..it is THIS stuff that confuses me...How LONG are the needles you will use for this. I don't have anything smaller in straight needles so I will need to purchase some and although I have circular needles in the proper size I want to do it in a vintage way.Sassy Lassies Vintage Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537761367611783397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-10763779843245240712011-02-24T08:09:25.655-06:002011-02-24T08:09:25.655-06:00@Sassy Lassies Vintage Life Okay, let me see if t...@<a href="#c5765921296223302075" rel="nofollow">Sassy Lassies Vintage Life</a> Okay, let me see if this helps. It's sometimes hard to think of it in the small scale, so let's just multiply that up. You mentioned you have a 32" bust in the other post, so I'll just pretend that's how big you want your sweater.<br /><br />To figure out how many sts you'd need for the pattern's gauge of 6.5 spi, multiply that by 32 = 208 sts. I'll use that to show you why at your current gauge your sweater would be BIGGER. So we know 208 / 6.5 = 32".<br /><br />If your gauge is 5.75 spi, and you knit 208 sts, how big would it be? 208 / 5.75 = 36.17". Too big!<br /><br />You have too FEW stitches per inch, only 5.75 and not 6.5. So if you don't have enough sts per inch, it's going to mean that to get to the same number of sts, it's going to take more inches. So too few stitches per inch, and the knitting will be too BIG.<br /><br />If you have too MANY sts per inch, like 7 and not 6.5, you will have the opposite issue. It will take you less inches to get to the same number of sts.<br /><br />I hope that helps a bit! And yes, if you were swatching on 3.25mm, I would recommend trying on 3mm. My swatch was coming out definitely too big on 3.25mm.Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-57659212962233020752011-02-24T06:50:40.430-06:002011-02-24T06:50:40.430-06:00With my dry swatch I get 23 stitches over 4 inches...With my dry swatch I get 23 stitches over 4 inches..doing the math = 5.75 instead of 6.5 spi<br /><br />For some reason I can not wrap my brain around this. What I understand is that if I changed nothing my sweater would end up being too small for me.<br /><br />As I said..there is a bit of dyslexia with me and I need understanding on a different level. Thanks so much.<br /><br />Okay..now I am all confused. I just looked at my needle and it is a US #3 3.25 mm Does this explain my conundrum? I used the wrong needle size. Ugh again!Sassy Lassies Vintage Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537761367611783397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-32850486236079999172011-02-24T06:17:49.478-06:002011-02-24T06:17:49.478-06:00OMG I get all wacky in the brain. Although not a t...OMG I get all wacky in the brain. Although not a true dyslexic things like loose, tight and their opposite get me all jingled up in the brain. I thought that if I had less stitches it meant I knit tight AKA the sweater would be tight. Loose knitter meant, loose sweater. <br /><br />If I am correct, what you are saying is loose means less stitches( but in my brain it means I pull my stitches tight). Ugh! I will go check my gauge in a bit. I did do a 4 inch.Sassy Lassies Vintage Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537761367611783397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-2828722241975197542011-02-23T10:39:53.746-06:002011-02-23T10:39:53.746-06:00@Sassy Lassies Vintage Life Actually that's th...@<a href="#c8316510577031974173" rel="nofollow">Sassy Lassies Vintage Life</a> Actually that's the opposite problem, your gauge is loose. You should be getting 13 stitches over 2", but instead you're getting 11. So that makes your gauge 11 / 2 = 5.5 spi instead of 6.5 spi. So you have less stitches than you should have over the same area.<br /><br />Did you stretch your swatch a lot when you laid it flat to dry? 5.5 spi seems pretty loose for 3mm needles, so I think before you re-swatch, I would consider re-blocking it. Measure as you block and see what your gauge is then. Knitting is more malleable than we sometimes think. Also, give it a try measuring it over 4" (if your swatch is big enough to do that). <br /><br />But before all that, let it dry completely, then unpin it and see what the gauge is. Could be a little tighter once there's no tension on it, you never know!Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-83165105770319741732011-02-23T10:33:45.224-06:002011-02-23T10:33:45.224-06:00Just did my swatch. Using the same yarn that you a...Just did my swatch. Using the same yarn that you are using and #3 needles. The swatch has not dried completely yet...but it is looking like I knit tight. I am getting 11 stitches to 2". Would I go to a size #4 needle and do a whole new swatch. Ugh. This is amazing..now I know why my hubby's sweater was a bit small even though I used the same yarn the pattern suggested.Sassy Lassies Vintage Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537761367611783397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-32207903550760626212011-02-22T18:51:03.237-06:002011-02-22T18:51:03.237-06:00That ring is just amazing, I've never seen any...That ring is just amazing, I've never seen anything like it!! <br />My yarn finally arrived! Not as vibrant a green as it looked online, but still nice and so soft. Starting my swatches tonight!Moxie Tonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11306402827007809895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-67256473451219766972011-02-21T19:49:47.869-06:002011-02-21T19:49:47.869-06:00@Sassy Lassies Vintage Life I hope your yarn arriv...@<a href="#c6130805899347968437" rel="nofollow">Sassy Lassies Vintage Life</a> I hope your yarn arrives tomorrow! Always so hard to wait.<br /><br />@<a href="#c9005935277334333937" rel="nofollow">zilredloh</a> Awesome, you are most welcome to join! Such a chore to have to buy more yarn, isn't it...? ;)Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-90059352773343339372011-02-21T18:23:20.303-06:002011-02-21T18:23:20.303-06:00Sorry I'm late to the party!!! I just found y...Sorry I'm late to the party!!! I just found your lovely blog and would love to join in. :)<br /><br />Any excuse to buy more yarn.... heh<br /><br />Your blog is going in my google-rss reader asap! hip hipzilredlohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626730299584724606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-61308058993479684372011-02-21T09:58:20.518-06:002011-02-21T09:58:20.518-06:00I am always in a hurry to start knitting. I have n...I am always in a hurry to start knitting. I have never gauged. I will this time for sure. Darn that there is no mail today and I still don't have my yarn yet.Sassy Lassies Vintage Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537761367611783397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-37550837092919221382011-02-20T15:08:54.740-06:002011-02-20T15:08:54.740-06:00@Lauren Hairston Thanks Lauren! And yes, washing a...@<a href="#c6533623602029531531" rel="nofollow">Lauren Hairston</a> Thanks Lauren! And yes, washing a swatch is very important. Glad to hear your swatch worked out!<br /><br />@<a href="#c7614364128826544089" rel="nofollow">aviewintomyworld</a> Welcome, Louise! Glad to have you. Hopefully I'll have lots of tips for you along the way for your very first garment. :)Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-76143641288265440892011-02-20T14:49:02.412-06:002011-02-20T14:49:02.412-06:00hi tasha!
i came across your knit along when casey...hi tasha!<br />i came across your knit along when casey mentioned it over at elegant musings, a bit late to the party but i'd love to join in, its very aptly timed, i've been contemplating knitting my first garment & your KAL posts look super helpful :)<br />louiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-65336236020295315312011-02-20T13:01:37.092-06:002011-02-20T13:01:37.092-06:00Great explanation of making a gauge swatch--it'...Great explanation of making a gauge swatch--it's definitely more important to go ahead and wash it than most people think. Washing can totally change the gauge! I finished my gauge swatch Friday night and it came out all right. What a relief! I'm ready to get going on the sweater.<br /><br />By the way, I love your ring and your kitchen stuff. Awesomeness.Lauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-10452012180007685292011-02-20T09:39:24.541-06:002011-02-20T09:39:24.541-06:00@Straight Talking Mama! Ha ha don't be ashamed...@<a href="#c3673849181733345423" rel="nofollow">Straight Talking Mama!</a> Ha ha don't be ashamed! I often cheat and make a teeny little swatch. But not when I'm running the KAL, and using yarn I've never used before. LOL<br /><br />@<a href="#c924487408821219689" rel="nofollow">Sassy Lassies Vintage Life</a> Oh you're so sweet! I really have to post a big thank you, I've gotten a few of these and have been remiss in making my post about it! ♥Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-9244874088212196892011-02-19T13:07:25.709-06:002011-02-19T13:07:25.709-06:00Hey Tasha, I can't wait to start. I hope my ya...Hey Tasha, I can't wait to start. I hope my yarn is in the mail today.<br /><br />I've just given you the Stylish Blogger Award <br /><br />Here are the rules for accepting the Stylish Blogger Award:<br />-Link to the person who gave you the award.<br />-Share 7 facts about yourself.<br />-Pass the Stylish Blogger Award on to 7 of your favorite bloggers.<br /><br />Then get knitting...just kidding...enjoy the rest of the weekend.Sassy Lassies Vintage Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537761367611783397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-36738491817333454232011-02-19T11:32:50.613-06:002011-02-19T11:32:50.613-06:00You are amazing! I wing it on everything, knitting...You are amazing! I wing it on everything, knitting, sewing, I am so ashamed!Straight Talking Mama!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13010105224878943505noreply@blogger.com