[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Swatch

[slery]

I have a needle sizer that has a cut out area that is a verticle line 
and a horizontal line. Each opening is 2 inches. I lay my swatch on a 
table, place these oenings over the front side of the swatch and use the 
tip of a needle to run across a row or up rows allowing the needle feel 
the hole in each stitch as I count them. I do this three or four times 
to make sure I am counting accurately and then divide by two or multiply 
by two if the gauge is given as a four by four.

Cindy

On 7/22/2026 7:41 PM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
>
> I was having trouble measuring my swatch and getting gauge, and I 
> thought I wasn’t getting gauge.  So I took it to my knitting group 
> today and showed it to our most experienced knitter, who loves to help 
> people out with their knitting.
>
> She said that a swatch needs to be measured on the center 4 inches, 
> not the whole thing.  I didn’t know that.  I think it might be hard 
> for me to measure in the center and count the stitches, unless I 
> measure right by the needle, and that might throw the length off.  
> I’ll try it when I get farther along, since I’ve cast on now.
>
> I wasn’t getting gauge, but I like my fabric with the needle I’m 
> using, so she helped me figure out that, if I make the next smaller 
> size with my biggerstitches, I’ll get the right size.  Yay, and whew!
>
> Tracy
>
>
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