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Gauge

For jaaptard jwnems. thc fumibcr of stitches ovcr thc width is thc same ta for siockmetie snu li, hu you need feurr rows for thc

same Icngth.

Dijfcrcnt kinds of sritch and rwo countcn ort? muiluhU m turdlcwork Stores.

stitches per 4" and a desired width of 22”, you will need 66 + 55 + 2 seleedge stitches =125 >ntche> in totul.

of stitches and rows.

ribbing out sidewnys slightly betore nteasuring. Pieces worked in shaker knitting also stretch out as you wcar them. You should stretch samplcs worked in single shaker knitting the long way slightly, whilc samples worked in double shaker knitting should be stretched sideway* slightly, bcfbre you count the number

bor cable pattems, you need morę stitches than for stockincttc sritch. If

you arc comlnning cables and stock-inette stitch, you nuist knir a sample piece for both pattems. This also holtls tnie tor all other kinds of pat-tem tlut tend to "puli togclhcr."

You can calculnte the recjuired itumbcr of stitches for thc desired width ofyour ptcce using the table bclow. The schedge stitches always have to be added. For a gauge of 22

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Even if your sample piece has the correct gauge. check your work again once your piece is about 12" long.

Many knitters work differcntly when they have a lot ol stitches on the needles, as compared with worklng a smali sample piece.

Number of Stitches per 4 Inches

	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
V	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	t	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Vi*	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
*.*	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6
r	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	&	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8
2*	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16
3*	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	19	20	20	21	22	23	23	24
4"	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
5*	13	14	15	17	18	19	20	21	23	24	25	26	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	36	38	39	40
6*	15	17	18	20	21	23	24	26	27	29	30	32	33	35	36	38	39	41	42	44	45	47	48
V	18	20	21	23	25	26	28	30	32	33	35	37	30	40	42	44	46	47	49	51	53	54	56
8*	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46	48	50	52	54	56	58	60	62	64
9‘	23	25	27	30	32	34	36	38	41	43	45	47	50	52	54	56	59	6!	63	65	68	70	72
10*	25	28	30	33	35	38	40	43	45	48	50	53	55	58	60	63	65	68	70	73	75	78	80
11"	28	31	33	36	39	41	44	47	50	52	55	58	61	63	66	69	72	74	77	80	83	85	88
12"	30	33	36	39	42	45	48	51	54	67	60	63	66	69	72	75	78	81	84	87	90	93	96

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