Tools to Help You Convert Knitting Patterns

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I'm working on posting a whole bunch of tools that help you do the calculations required to convert a published knitting pattern, design your own from scratch, or just knit a pattern that is a bit terse. Click the links to find the calculator you need:

Decrease stitches evenly across a row. (Commonly done just prior to knitting a cuff when knitting a sleeve top down.)
Increase stitches evenly across a row. (Commonly done just after knitting a cuff when knitting a sleeve bottom up.)

Increase stitches to taper a standard sleeve knit from the bottom up (or for that matter a halter top knit from the top down.)
Decrease stitches to taper a standard sleeve knit from the top down.

Estimate yardage for rectangular shaped objects like scarves and afghans.
Estimate yardage when you convert a published knitting pattern to another gauge.
Estimate yardage to knit a sock.

Convert yardage to ounces, meters to grams and determine number of skeins required.

Convert rows and stitches from one pattern to another gauge.

How to shape the crown of a hat.
How to shape a pie wedge shawl.

How design and knit a bust dart.

How many stitches to knit a fancy stitch pattern?

How to space buttonholes. Enter the number of stitches and rows in the band, and create instructions to space the holes.
How many stitches to pick up for a button band.

Have fun knitting!
Lucia

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