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salmonmac · 12-30-2012, 06:14 PM

Hi and welcome1
The size of the needle determines how big the stitch is and how many stitches you can get per inch (gauge). A larger needle will give you fewer sts/inch, a smaller needle will give you more sts/inch. There's a good video for gauge here (about halfway down the page) to give you an idea of how important it is to knitting projects to the desired size.

12-30-2012, 06:14 PM	#2
salmonmac Moderator Mod Squad Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,522 Thanks: 369 Thanked 1,944 Times in 1,860 Posts	Hi and welcome1 The size of the needle determines how big the stitch is and how many stitches you can get per inch (gauge). A larger needle will give you fewer sts/inch, a smaller needle will give you more sts/inch. There's a good video for gauge here (about halfway down the page) to give you an idea of how important it is to knitting projects to the desired size.