newbie gauge question

[tomai]

Hello,

I have been reading that checking gauge is important in knitting, and i remember seeing a article on it on knitty.com but i seemed to have lost it :( and i cant seem to find it again...

I went to the store today to look at those gauge rulers and they were really confusing to decipher....i didnt get why there was holes in it....is it to measure how thick yarn is?

Thank you

[krazy4kats]

here's a knitty.com article on checking gauge.

the holes are really there to check your needle size - you slip the needle into the holes, the smallest one it will fit into is the needle's size.

but....i've also read if you have a yarn and no info on what needle size is recommended, you can try slipping the yarn through the holes to see which it "fits" into best an