Thursday, June 08, 2006

Who Said?



Whoever it was that said "gauge isn't important" was talking through his/her hat!

However, whoever said "I can't get gauge with the needles the pattern calls for" has just learned a valuable knitting lesson.

Case in point: Two identical booties.

Same pattern (from the Newborns in Need website-JFGI, it's too early to link), same yarn (Pingofrance). So what's the difference?





The blue one was knitted up on size 3 needles (the size I "always" use for this pattern). 6 stitches to the inch, approximately 11 rows to the inch. Big enough for a 1 year old possibly.

The raspberry one (not pinque, Janice! Not pinque!) on size 1s. Seven stitches, 14 rows to the inch. Size 0-3 months. Much better.

My "baby gift box" is filling up quite nicely, thanks.

(These will probably be "embellished" with cute buttons, beads, or (in the case of the raspberry ones) little flowers of some sort.
// posted by Ann @ 6/08/2006 04:51:00 AM
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