| In this brief article we aim to just give a | | | | Understanding Guage ............ |
| basic understanding of knitting needles, | | | | |
| their sizing and what you need to look out | | | | In knitting, there is the concept of gauge |
| for. | | | | and it means the number of stitches in a |
| | | | given length. This concept is related to the |
| Size IS important................ | | | | pattern you have and, if in your pattern it |
| | | | says there are supposed to be , for example, |
| Knitting needles come in different sizes. It | | | | 5 stitches to an inch and you can make only |
| is important to know the size of your | | | | 3, than you should and need to change the |
| knitting needles because their size is | | | | size of your knitting needles. Each pattern |
| related to the size of your stitches and, | | | | requires that you knit a certain number of |
| implicitly, to the appearance of the finished | | | | stitches using a particular yarn and a |
| work. | | | | specified needle. |
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| Knitting needles are given different numbers | | | | However, it is not necessary to stick to the |
| according to their measure. Do not think of | | | | yarn or the needles specified in the pattern, |
| their length! It is important how big round | | | | but it is important to get the correct number |
| the needles are. However, these numbers can | | | | of stitches per inch in order to have the |
| differ from one country to another. For | | | | right size, length and other characteristics |
| example, a knitting needle of 3.75 mm is | | | | of the pattern. |
| number 5 in American measurement and number 9 | | | | |
| in British measurement, or you may see on the | | | | Different Kinds .......... |
| bag of the knitting needles you buy it is | | | | |
| simply written as a 3.75 mm needle. | | | | You can also choose between circular needles |
| | | | and straight needles. Some people prefer |
| Notice that the American measurement has low | | | | circular needles because they are more |
| numbers for needles with smaller diameters , | | | | comfortable to use and you can knit both in |
| and the numbers can go up to 50 for a larger | | | | the round or back and forth like straight |
| diameter like 25 mm, while the British | | | | needles. You can find circular knitting |
| measurement has high numbers for low | | | | needles, double point knitting needles and |
| diameters and the numbers decrease when it | | | | also single pointed knitting needles made of |
| comes to high diameters like, for example, | | | | different materials such as steel, wood or |
| 000 for knitting needles of 10 mm , | | | | bamboo. There are also different types of |
| Therefore, you need to look up a knitting | | | | knitting needles like Addi knitting needles, |
| needle conversion chart to ensure you end up | | | | Clover knitting needles, Misc knitting |
| with the correct needle size. | | | | needles, Crystal Palace, Rosewood and |
| | | | HiyaHiya |
| To confuse you still further if you have a | | | | |
| 4.5 mm knitting needle, in that case the size | | | | To find out more pay a visit to a good |
| number coincides, with both countries calling | | | | knitting or haberdashery store & ask for |
| it size 7. | | | | advice. |
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