Beginner Knitter Learnings: Gauge & Gauge Swatching 

Thank you for this video. I’m a naturally tight knitter and I always struggle with getting gauge on garment. The struggle is real! I appreciate someone else saying it out loud.

Thanks, cousin! Keep up the great work!

Gauge can be so difficult to understand. Thanks for sharing what you have learned.

This was a really well-done and helpful video. I swatched for the Mini Mock Neck Tank and I’m two stitches off. I’m tempted to go up a size, but I’ve heard some podcasters say that the armhole can be really deep. A larger size might result in that. So I guess I’ll be adjusting as I go! Thank goodness it’s just a tank and not a cabled sweater!

Loving your channel! I’ve just gotten started knitting and am working on a hat 😊 would love more what-youve-learned videos, esp if they can help me learn to make a garment! it is my dream to knit a fancy t-shirt ^_^ thanks for posting !

Im enjoying your videos and seeing some of the lovely garments you are making. Thanks for your learnings about gauge. It was interesting to hear your thoughts and ideas about what works and what doesn’t. I was thinking about the garment you knitted a size up and that turned out too big at a gauge that should have worked. In my experience sizing up or down can work but doesnt always and can depend on a number of pattern related factors such as shoulder fit, upper bust measurement. I have found Libby Jonson (an NZ woman) who is Truly Myrtle on RU-vid is great on helping knitters make garments that fit. She has heaps of knowledge and seems to think along similar line to the way you do. She does free videos and has a subscription programme Wardrobe Toolbox. Both I have found very helpful. You might want to check her out. Anyway just a thought. Keep doing your inspirational knitting. 😊

I actually love gauge swatching. If you knit up a swatch, and you love the density of fabric and how it feels, but its not exact to the designer requirements, that can be how you customize it to your tastes. Just need to do some math to go down the pattern to make sure the portions are correct. I see gauging is a step of personal design ❤❤

I’m having this exact gauge dilemma right now with Purl Soho Cattail Silk. It is the yarn called for by the pattern, but I want a less sheer fabric than I would get using the pattern gauge. I think I am going to use a smaller needle and knit a larger size to get the fabric I want. It’s a bottom up pattern too 😢

Can I refer you to Canadian knitter teacher Roxanne Richardson, she is extremely helpful. She is on RU-vid.