John's cuff, on the top, has 72 stitches. My cuff, below, has 66. We are both using #2 needles. You can see the dramatic difference! I think two things are happening. At first I didn't notice it, but when you look closely, our gauges are pretty different. Johns is tighter. And the stitch pattern that John is doing - ribbing - may be pulling it in a little tighter. I am thinking of starting over with smaller needles. I think it will make for a more cohesive fabric (like John's) and a more defined pattern (like John's). Can you tell that I am a bit jealous? I had been in denial about some made some mistakes I had made in the pattern anyway ;-)Thursday, January 17, 2008
Knitting Mystery... or Not
John's cuff, on the top, has 72 stitches. My cuff, below, has 66. We are both using #2 needles. You can see the dramatic difference! I think two things are happening. At first I didn't notice it, but when you look closely, our gauges are pretty different. Johns is tighter. And the stitch pattern that John is doing - ribbing - may be pulling it in a little tighter. I am thinking of starting over with smaller needles. I think it will make for a more cohesive fabric (like John's) and a more defined pattern (like John's). Can you tell that I am a bit jealous? I had been in denial about some made some mistakes I had made in the pattern anyway ;-)
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