How to Knit a Circular Gauge Swatch

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Uploaded by on Nov 3, 2010

How to knit a gauge swatch for your "knit in the round" project. Also a couple of tips for skipping the gauge swatch altogether!

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  • What do you do if your cord is to long?

  • @ToonieU Because if you knit it flat, you'd be creating a fabric made of both knits and purls, as opposed to just knit stitches. Purls have a different tension than knit stitches, so the resulting swatch would have a significantly different gauge, and wouldn't be useful for determining needle size on a round-knit project.

    The loops in back aren't used to determine gauge, but are a necessary evil of having to loop the thread behind when you push each finished knit row over. Hope that helps!

  • Ha! I always knit inside out when I knit in the round. I'm not sure how I got backwards, but I like that it protects the right side. =D

  • If you cut the loop doesn't that defeat the purpose of knitting gauge in the round. If you're going to cut the loops why not jut knit it flat. I'm confused.

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