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Technique Tuesday: A Suggestion is Just That

By StacyM | Published June 15, 2010

Almost every knitting (and crochet, for that matter) pattern has the following line: US X needle or [and this is the important part] size to obtain gauge. See, the needle size in the pattern is a suggestion. It’s probably the needle size that the designer used to get gauge. The designer may be a tight [...]

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Tuesday Techniques: Gauging a Weighty Issue

By StacyM | Published June 9, 2010

At some point in your knitting, gauge becomes important. It might not have factored in at all when you were in the scarf stage (if it goes around your neck, then great!), but when you enter the world of garment knitting, gauge becomes crucial. Way back when, yarn came in just a few weights (which [...]

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