For my Vodka Gimlet, my gauge is supposed to be 5 st/in, or 20 st/4”. The pattern recommends a US 7 (4.5mm). I’ve swatched on 4 needles now (US 4-7) and something is decidedly NOT RIGHT. See?
I washed all my swatches the same way. I’m at a loss. What should I do now?
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I've only got one suggestion, and it's probably something you've already considered. Would changing the type of needles make a difference? I don't know what you usually knit with (bamboo, metal, etc.) but I have size 7 bamboo needles that give me a different gauge compared with my size 7 aluminum needles. I've always attributed it to the difference in the points; the bamboo are duller and have a smaller "point area" so I make my stitches closer to the point and they end up smaller. The metal needles are much sharper and have a longer "point area" (slope?) so I make my stitches further back on the needle and they end up larger. This is probably a real stretch, but I can't think of anything else. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how much I wanted to calculate your variance and maybe a nice linear regression equation when you were working on this graph yesterday, so that you would know exactly how wonky your swatches were.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what you're talking about, Sharon! But if linear regression would help, but by all means, BRING IT ON.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty weirded out by this, too -- yet quite fascinated that you graphed it out this way.
ReplyDeleteClearly, this is all the result of a quantum fluctuation of spacetime.
This post makes me laugh so much. I'm going to use this graph if I can for a science question :)
ReplyDeleteSharon - totally agree, a regression would help "describe" the data.