[Nfb-krafters-korner] gauge question

[Blindhands at aol.com]

I have never heard of casting on and doing it your way.  The reason  for 
casting on more stitches and doing more rows and then measuring it is  
stockinette  stitch tens to roll so by working with more stitches you will  get a 
more accurate stitch and row count with your knitting relaxed Take a pin,  
bobby pin or safety pin and run it down your rows in a line then measure  
whatever your gauge is 1 inche or 4 inches and run another pin or that down at  
the 1 or 4 inche row.  Now if you don't think you can do it borrow  
someone's eyes to count how many stitches and how many rows you have in that  
measured area.  I actually take a smaller knitting needle and feel rows and  count 
them by using the tip of the needle and slide slowly down row by row and  
count.  You can do the same thing by feeling stitch by stitch.  Using  a 
needle smaller you can feel it better to count.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 4/14/2011 4:57:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
vlondon at centurylink.net writes:

Hi,  

If I were to do a gauge this way would it nbe an accurate  measurement?  If 
I cast on the exact number of stitches required to make  four inches and 
knitted the exact number of rows, would the measurement be  accurate enough?  
I have heard that when you do a gauge swatch you're  supposed to cast on 
more stitches and do more rows than required and then  measure somewhere in the 
middle of your swatch.  I do not believe I can  do that very accurately.  
Any suggestions would be  appreciated.   I am going to attempt a vest.

Vickie  
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