Knitting Podcast Ep #32: Sweater Knitting math: Picking your sweater size and gauge basics! 

Well done, Megha! 👏❤ I really appreciate the time and effort you took to create this very helpful, easy-to-comprehend video. You helped me understand the dilemma of a swatch gauge and a pattern gauge being different and the necessary steps needed to overcome this obstacle. Thank you so much!

Very helpful.... and wonderful to see the cats in the background!

Thank you so much for taking time to provide this podcast on gauge mods. I took copious notes for future reference.

Thank you Megha. I really appreciated how clearly you explained all this sweater math stuff! I love your videos!!! Jane

This is a great video Megha. Thanks for taking time to share your thought process. Treating patterns as “jumping off points” and understanding my own preferences has helped in my sweater journey and I love to discover more people with similar approach. ❤❤

Appreciate your walkthrough through your planning process! It was clear and very informative.

Thank you for this video! You made the math much easier than I thought it would be. I love your kitties too! ❤

This was so very interesting and so very good! Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for taking the time to tell us your approach to gauge! Very clear explanation! Loved seeing your fur babies, too

Thank you for this video and for your very comprehensive and easy to understand explanation of knitting gauge and substitutions. Finally it makes sense. I have so often decided not to knit a sweater that I really liked because I just couldn’t figure out how to change the gauge.

You're so lovely. I love watching your podcasts. Thank you 🙏

great topic -- knitting math scares the ---- out of me! so many thanks. saved this vid to watch over and over and perhaps it'll sink in. 😻

Thank you so much. I was at this point in choosing a size and found your explanation excellent. It will be my go to method in the future. I enjoy and look forward to each podcast you make.

I like your approach and the preliminary fit considerations. A very helpful video.

This presentation was excellent. Your slides really helped me get my head around less stitches per inch creating a larger garment if following pattern. It just wasn’t intuitive for me but your bar diagram made it visually understandable. Thank you!

Thanks Megha, it’s a really interesting topic. You were very clear,in your explanation.

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this lesson. I finally understand what to do.

Such an amazing, clear, helpful crash course on gauge!!! well done to you!!!

Thanks so much, I always get confused when I get more or less than the recommended gauge however your diagrams made it super easy to remember ❤

Thank you! I tried explaining this to my knit group but I guess I needed a PowerPoint presentation! Love it.

Very well explained, dear Meghha! Helps a lot!! Thank you

Thank you. The visual screen shots were very helpful. Rachelle in Seattle

Thank you for making this video. I'm saving it to watch again, lots to absorb.

You are such a hoot. You always make me laugh.

Thank you so much for sharing this valuable information so clearly....

Loved this video. Makes sense. However I have never swatched, was taught to, and I probably never will. Both my grandma and mother knit amazing projects and never swatched either. They had much less yarn choice mind you. This video did make me think. Thanks for the insights.

Thank you for this great resource, I know I will refer to it many times.

Great work. Thanks for the explanation. I’ve always wanted to use different yarns but wasn’t sure how. Now I know.

🙌🙌🙌 Thank you!!! I’ve been choosing a larger size to be safe, and now with using my bust size + ease I get it!!! Sometimes it just takes someone (you) to explain and it makes sense. Thanks for taking the time to make this teaching video ❤

Thanks for sharing! Great info and I'll be saving the video. 🧶🧶🧶

Thanks for explaining this. Its a good video to refer back to in future too.

Hi from Australia. Loved this video content and clear professional explanation/presentation. And it would be extra nice if we could also have some more cat videos please. 🐱

This was so helpful! I rarely get gauge. So this is so awesome and I will use this for future projects. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, Megha🥰

Thanks for a tremendous video! Although I have knit my whole life, there were times when there weren’t as many differences in yarn weights and fiber content. You have done a wonderful job with numbers, these are the things that keep me awake at night 😂 All that considered, knitting a sizeable enough swatch, both for size and fabric handling is so important! I will refer back to your video often , thank you so much!👍🏻🧶

Thanks for sharing, I always have trouble with gauge.

I really appreciate you doing this video! So much helpful information and thought process! Your explanations really made so much sense and I’m feeling more motivated to try using my swatch gauge in the future.

Well done and the charts were great too. Thanks!

Thank you Megha! That was very helpful.

Thank you for making the video. It's helpful, and I can come back to it if I need to.

Hi from Germany..thank you for sharing your knitting maths.. 👍.. Nana:)

You did a great job, my dear.❤️💕👍

Awesome video and great instructions! Thanks!

very clear explanation of gauge ty

This is a great video, very clear! Thank you for explaining it so well. Xoxo

Thank you Megha this was very helpful 😊

This is a very good video. Thank you so much for putting the time and effort into explaining this to us so clearly 😀

This was very informative and helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I’m about to start a new project and this information will help so much. Thank you again 💜

You did an excellent job with your explanations! Thank you!

Makes complete sense to me. Thanks for covering this!

Thank you for this! Gauge math makes my brain hurt lol. Anyway this was really helpful because I’ve been struggling to start my Corran because of the gauge. I think I’ve been trying to force my yarn to do what I want 😆

Thank you for making this video. So helpful!

Hello from St.Louis Missouri!

SOOO helpful. Thank you for taking the time to spell this out in writing. Very clear explanation. Enjoyed seeing the cats in the background!

Thank you so much for the video! It was really useful :) All the best!

I understand gauge even better now and I’ll use the information to help me with my next sweater! Thanks ❤

Thank you for simplifying the process! I loved your visual aids-so easy to follow. Three cheers for professor Megha🎉

This was VERY helpful! Thank you.

Awesome job!! Thank you so much for all of this info. I'd never thought of it before but I really do agree that the yarn tells you what gauge it wants! Knitting and math mash-up is always 🙏 welcome! Have a great week!

💗💐MARVELOUS JOB💐💗

Thank you for this! Saving Foreva!

Amazing video Meg 🖐🏽

Extremely helpful! Thank you!!

Thank you! You did a great job teaching us and your charts! ❤

Thank you ! It was very interesting !

This video was so helpful, thank you!!

This was so helpful, thank you!

Math for the win!

So helpful! ❤

Thank you sooo much!

This is so cool thanks so much Megha! I’m still learning and really appreciate this, especially your kitty co hosts ;) do you think you could do another video on adjusting yoke sizing please? Ive heard some use a smaller size on the yoke or adjust under arm etc. i love yokes but they seem to look funny on me

Thank you!🥰

This was really really helpful, Megha! I so appreciate you putting it together. -Erika

For a pattern I want to make, I want to change the gauge because I want the fabric to be more open and light to wear in fall and spring. I wanted an airy fabric with some space between stitches for this and the pattern is written for something much more dense and warm. This video was very helpful. I was thinking about the width, but wasn't thinking about the length. I feel more confident I will choose the right size.

Your clear and concise explanation has helped me as a European to understand the American sizes 1234....etc. Lovely job and very well done too. Miyca, what Kind of knitting needles are advisable for sweaters and shawls from your own personal experience.

❤👋👍💐

Thank you! that was helpful!