{"id":4230,"date":"2021-04-07T09:48:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annetarsia.com\/?p=4230"},"modified":"2021-04-07T09:48:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:48:47","slug":"starting-new-project-underwood-sweater-gauge-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartonriveryarn.com\/annetarsia\/2021\/04\/starting-new-project-underwood-sweater-gauge-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting new project: Underwood sweater. Gauge report"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve started knitting a new sweater, Underwood<\/a>, by Elizabeth Doherty.\u00a0 I want to test her set-in sleeve technique, knit from the top down.\u00a0 I knit and measured\u00a0 my gauge swatches, then blocked them.<\/p>\n

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blocked Cloudborn Highland DK swatch row count: 8 rows\/in (32 rows\/4 in)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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blocked Cloudborn Highland DK swatch stitch count: 22 sts\/4 in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then I cast on, and knit until ready for the body decreases below the bust.\u00a0 Measuring my working gauge, I am getting the same unblocked gauge that my swatches produced, which is a good sign.\u00a0 The stitch gauge was 5.5 st\/in, unblocked.\u00a0 When blocked, the stitch gauge remained that gauge, and it is the gauge recommended for the pattern. (I am using Cloudborn Highland DK, not the gorgeous Quince and Co. yarn recommended in the pattern).\u00a0 My unblocked row gauge, however, differs from the blocked gauge.\u00a0 I get 7 rows\/inch, unblocked.\u00a0 The pattern calls for 8 rows\/in., blocked, and that is the result I got from blocking.<\/p>\n

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Normally, not matching row gauge isn’t a deal breaker, because we can add or subtract rows pretty easily to adjust body and sleeve length.\u00a0 But, in this pattern, row gauge is crucial for getting the set-in sleeve just right.\u00a0 Knowing that my blocked row gauge is what is called for gives me confidence that I can follow the pattern and will have a perfect set-in sleeve, although right now it looks like it would be too large.\u00a0 I am enjoying knitting the sweater, and am looking forward to adding those sleeves and seeing what happens!<\/p>\n

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Unblocked gauge: 22 sts\/28 rows for 4 in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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