I'm a fairly new knitter but seem to be good enough at it. I've now done things on circulars, dpn's, Kitchener bind off, a few cables etc. Now my husband has asked me to knit him a Christmas jumper . I'll get going on trying out fair isle on a hat or something but how do I learn to knit-to-fit. If I knit a test swatch, what size are they normally? Do I knit x number of stitches and rows (based on the yarn wrap) then measure it, or do I knit say 5" square then count stitches? If my swatch is bigger or smaller than suggested, do I change needle size ( and if so, bigger or smaller? How does it work?). It do I add stitches to the pattern?
Any good recommendations for things to knit that will allow me to practice knitting to a size? Also are certain yarns or fibres better in terms or forgiveness?
I will start with something for me I think but would be good to know if there are certain styles or patterns that work better than others. For instance does some ribbing allow more room for error?
Sorry for all the questions! I am newly obsessed
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MuddyWellyNelly · 02/04/2013 13:30
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