Ballet Cami

heykaren · 06-22-2007, 12:31 PM

Hi all,

i�m hoping to start the Magknits Ballet Cami and had a gauge question. I don`t have 4mm needles, so I tried the gauge on 4.5mm needles. It�s supposed to be 22sts and 29 rows in 4 inches, but I got 22 X 29 in 4.5 inches ( unwashed ). Do you think that�ll still be OK? I�m going the the states to visit my mom and was hoping to bring this project on the plane, and don`t want to buy new needles here ( kinda expensive )

OK all you knitting gurus, help me out here!

Karen

debinoz · 06-22-2007, 06:05 PM

You could wash your swatch and see if it shrinks any or you could just bite the bullet and go ahead. Since you are getting the # of sts, you could compensate the row guage by knitting fewer rows. Most patterns go by knitted inches/cm anyway.

suzeeq · 06-22-2007, 06:24 PM

No she's getting a few more stitches, her swatch came out to 4.5". Before you wash it, I'd suggest doing another swatch, only cast on about 26 sts and measure the middle 4 inches to see what your true gauge is. The end stitches are usually a little different than the ones in the middle and won't give you a true gauge. Then go ahead and wash it to see what you get. The pattern calls for 5.5 sts/inch; if you still have less (sounds like you're getting about 4.75/inch) you may need to knit a size smaller because that much difference over a sweater could make it 4-6 inches larger. Don't worry about the row gauge if it's different, it won't be that much.

sue

brownishcoat · 06-22-2007, 06:25 PM

No, she's not getting the stitch gauge; she says 22 sts is 4.5" instead of 4".

I'd look at the pattern and see if doing the next size down is an option.

heykaren · 06-22-2007, 07:02 PM

Thanks Deb, Sue and Lisa -

I�m going to try it again using a few more stitches as Sue suggested as I just did 22.

Karen

heykaren · 06-22-2007, 11:04 PM

OK, so I did it with 30 stitches and got 20 stitches per 4 inches. Is it do-able?

Karen

suzeeq · 06-23-2007, 03:57 AM

It's better. Did you wash and block it? Though you're still a little largish and 1/2 st per inch over might be too big. I'd suggest making one size smaller.

heykaren · 06-24-2007, 07:34 PM

No, I didn`t wash and block it. I may just wait till I get to the states and buy the correct size needles - I don`t want to put the time into it and have it come out wrong.

Guess I�ll just have to bring a book with me for the trip over....

Thanks Sue!