Comments on: For Jim http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/133 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:39:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: knitting maven http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/133#comment-508 knitting maven Mon, 31 Jan 2005 03:13:34 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/133#comment-508 Trying out a gauge is a great idea. I always try the yarn on different needle sizes. This is easier than knitting the whole thing and finding out it is the wrong size Trying out a gauge is a great idea. I always try the yarn on different needle sizes. This is easier than knitting the whole thing and finding out it is the wrong size

]]> By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/133#comment-509 lucia Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:23:51 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/133#comment-509 I agree. Plus, since I buy mill ends, I really need to test. You can never be quite sure how they will knit up. On of my motives for the generators is the fact that, if you substitute yarns (or even buy what a designer suggests) you often find you don't like it knit at the gauge suggested in the sweater pattern. So, you have to recalculate the whole thing anyway! I agree. Plus, since I buy mill ends, I really need to test. You can never be quite sure how they will knit up.

On of my motives for the generators is the fact that, if you substitute yarns (or even buy what a designer suggests) you often find you don’t like it knit at the gauge suggested in the sweater pattern. So, you have to recalculate the whole thing anyway!

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