KNITTING GAUGE for Total Beginners (and Troubleshooting Gauge)
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Knitting gauge is one of the most important knitting concepts to understand. It's the difference between garments that fit and garments that are disastrously too small or too large. Someone who understands knitting gauge has a world of well-fitting sweaters, mittens, socks and more at their fingertips!
In this video, we'll go over what gauge is, why it's important, and how to get it so that you can start knitting things that fit! As a wise yarn wrangler once said, "If you want to knit something that fits, then you got to get gauge."
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:14 Introduction
01:24 What’s Knitting Gauge Anyway?
03:46 Knitting Gauge in the Real World
05:47 How to Knit a Gauge Swatch
10:05 Should You Block Your Gauge Swatch?
12:30 How to Block a Gauge Swatch
14:07 Measuring Your Gauge Swatch: Stitch Count Edition
16:33 Measuring Your Gauge Swatch: Row Count Edition
19:48 Troubleshooting Gauge
20:20 Your Gauge Has Too Few Stitches or Rows
25:36 Your Gauge Has Too Many Stitches or Rows
30:19 Thanks for watching. Buh-bye!
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If you want to knit something that fits, then you've got to get gauge!
Knitting machine gauge and the fain jersey fabric
THEN I MUST JUST SIMPLY BE A MEDIUM KNITTER, IT IS ALWAYS LOVELY AND EVEN.
gotta gET GuAGE
What a fun and easy to follow tutorial. Thank you!!
@Mitchell Jace hahahahahaha u are so funniest
This woman is an awesome teacher. I’ve never seen tutorials that were so helpful. Thank you!!!!
Absolutely! Great teacher indeed
Yes I'm a beginner, I really like her!!! She's really clever and sweet!!!
Agreee 👍👍👍
Completely agree. She’s a teaching genius!
Agreed! She also has a great sense of humour!
Very helpful video!
Actually there is another way to deal with a swatch that doesn't fit the gauge, but I think I am the only person who ever does it because no one ever likes calculating but... I divide the stitches and rows from author's gauge, and my own, and then I adjust the actual knitting pattern to fit my gauge. I've knitted a sweater by recalibrating the numbers of stitches and rows needed, and to be honest I don't do it any other way, just too much work... Math is much faster in my opinion!
This is what I do, but I'm always afraid I'm getting the math wrong. A few weeks of knitting and my algebra is already improving lol
Please explain further im not good at math laurenevivieros@yahoo.com thanks
I do this too!! so much easier imo, especially when you've already fallen in love with your yarn :D
Yes, I have learned recently how to do the calculations as well. I’m definitely using this method from now on! Ideally we should have gauge close to the pattern but knowing how to calculate the difference gives me the freedom to choose any yarn I want without fear of getting it wrong,
@@laurenevivieros4187 there are several videos in TH-cam explaining how to do this. Don’t be afraid of making calculation, is not that difficult and once you get it there is no turning back!
your explanations are so funny and not boring at all, makes me want to watch till the end. and you have a clear nice voice.
Awesome! Thanks for watching the video all the way through and commenting. Appreciate it so much!
I always ignored the gauge and wondered why my projects turned out so badly haha this is so incredibly helpful thank you!!!!
I’m glad I’m not the only one that gets dizzy halfway through counting the stitches. This is a really helpful video thanks 👍
I always have to make block of 20 or 30 otherwise I miss 1 or 2 and the. Not sur if I miss on or if it’s a real mistake. Counting it’s the things taking the most of my time in the beginning
Finally that portion of the label of the yarn makes sense😂 I’m a new knitter who just finished my first project (yes, scarf😂 ). I had resigned myself to sticking with “safe” projects until I saw this. A girl has hope now🤞🏾
Omg thank you. I’ve been ignoring gauge measurements for the last 2 years because I be here knitting scarves and blankets for myself so literally didn’t care hahaha. My horizons have expanded, thanks to you! 😍
Yes! I was just like you for the longest time! Only knit scarves and blankets 😂 your world expands so much once you get gauge!
Thank you so much for this video, I owe you my life, my yearly crops, my stylish properties, my firstborn.
(I am a broke childless pebble but I said "I owe", not "I am able to produce", so legally I should be fine.)
🤣🤣🤣
I've wanted to learn to knit for as long as i can remember. Even took a class. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT I HAVE ACTUALLY LEARNED FROM. Youre amazing. You make everything so crystal clear. I love you
I’m genuinely surprised that this video was 30 minutes long! I can usually never finish a knitting video because I just kinda get lost in all the words and distracted looking at the pretty yarn. I didn’t feel like it was dragging on and on or too quick. YOU HAD MY ATTENTION FOR ALL OF THE 30:23! Your amazing at explaining and teaching 💕
Omg this lesson went so quickly and was so helpful. I was so surprised to realise it was half an hour long
"Block your swatch" should definitely be an expression. Like tying up loose ends. Or perhaps to describe someone who's uptight, as in, "she blocks her swatches, if you know what I mean". 😂
Haha I love that!
"She blocks her swatches.." Too funny - my rule is if you are going to block the finished product than block the swatch. If not, then don't. But then I am a huge fan of the KISS principle.
but what about the autistic squad?
😂👍
@@compass_bat what about us👀
Wow. I was completely lost in the wilderness, trying to find that elusive gauge. You have saved my project and my sanity! Thank you so much.
I have watched many videos on knitting (I've just picked up knitting again after many years). Most of the videos were informative, but they were dry and unimaginative.
I came across your video on gauge, and I have to say I was absolutely delighted! I am 63 years young and so definitely NOT a millennial. But your creative and imaginative approach to your videos not only informed me, but also kept me entertained and glued to the screen! Well done, Sheep and Stitch! Well done, indeed.
There is something about your voice and the way you explain everything, Thank you for your hard work, I have learned so much in the last 24hrs, you are an awesome teacher.
I’m a beginner but your tutorials are so helpful. I’ve learned sooooo much from you and I hope u know that! Enjoy ur day!!!!
I have been crocheting since I was a teen and recently picked up knitting. I have literally never understood gauge until this video, thank you so much for explaining/demonstrating it and the troubleshooting to go with it in an easy way to understand!
I have avoided making anything where it would matter all this time! Now I have the skill if I want to try a wearable project!
Thanks again!
Careless Whisper, hamsters, Lisa Simpson....everything I could ever want in a gauge instructional video. Than you for the lols!! Well done. 😊
You made a very dry, dreaded topic so much fun and easy to understand! I have made too many sweaters that didn’t fit properly because I didn't swatch. Now making one for myself with more expensive yarn, taking the time to swatch and block!!
Thank you for explaining gauge and blocking so thoroughly while also addressing how daunting they can be to a beginning knitter. This is the best explanation I've seen. The visual at 24:55 is hilarious too and so true. It really made me chuckle.
Best soundtrack for a knitting tutorial I've ever heard. Great production and editing! haha!
Thank you! I've gotten a lot of comments about the background music in the past (and how annoying it is!), so I've been making a special effort to find better music. Happy you noticed!
@@sheepandstitch hmmm...
This is the first time gauge has made sense to me! Thank you so much for your detailed explanation; I'm looking forward to using this in practice!
I think I've just found my favourite youtube channel. Visualizing with hamsters is a pro teaching technique, respect.
Thanks so much! I’m a firm believer that hamsters can always be used as teaching tools 😆
This is the best explanation and visual on gauge that I have seen...When other videos showed how to count the stitches in the swatch, I was felt frustrated because I couldn't see the stitches, but your video was extremely clear! Thank you for taking the time to explain...Your demonstration was insightful and exactly what I needed!😃
Thank you for this! Finally trying my hand at larger clothing items and wanted to gauge swatch, but I was just knitting the recommended stitches and rows and then casting off and measuring. Adding the garter stitch border seems like it will make my life much easier
This was excellent not only for beginners but for everyone needing a refresher. Clear, addressed all the possible situations, fun. Thanks!
I am SO thankful for this video, truly!! I'm just learning how to knit and I'm having to teach myself since everyone else in my life is a crocheter, and gauge has had me pretty confused, but now that I've watched this video, I FINALLY understand it!! Thank you for being so thorough, using examples, and teaching it in a way that is understandable and makes sense! (I'm definitely going to start counting my stitches as hamsters now LOL)
Okay, first I'm going to admit that I'm a total rookie and that while I understand the importance of gauge, I so struggle with trying to do the count of my stitches! The techniques you show in your video are so simple and well-presented that I'm embarrassed that I never thought of them myself. BUT...thanks to you, now I can do it (I love the technique of sticking a needle into the counts as you go along to give eyes and brain a breather). Thanks so very much for sharing your down-to-earth techniques!
Excellent! Thank you. I’ve been lazy about swatching with occasional disastrous results. Now I’m a true believer.
About to knit my first garment, and thought I should at least look into the concept of gauge. I'm so glad I chose your video to do so! I feel much more confident in this process now (and hoping, wishing, praying I get gauge!)
Thank you so much. I’ve knitted and crocheted for years but never really understood the concept of gauge. This seems so simple if you want your final project to look like the love I put into it.
Glad you get gauge now! It’s definitely a tricky concept!
I have watched quite a few tutorials about gauge =- this is the best one I have found. It's easy to understand and really tells you what you need to know.. Thanks
Thank you knitting mom!! (your channel literally taught me how to knit)
"knitting mom" LOL. I like that! You're very welcome, dear!
Same
I have watched many videos on getting gauge and this one is by far the best one I have seen, hands down! Excellent tutorial and so much fun and engaging to watch. It’s very thorough and answered all of my questions. I also appreciate your information on perhaps when I should consider the times when I should exercise patience and block my swatch. I never imagined that I would watch 30 minutes on gauging but I got hooked from the very beginning. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I love the way she explained gauge so that anyone could understand it! So helpful. Thank You!!!
Amazing video. Taught me gauge properly after years of winging it!!! I wish I had this woman teach me gauge years ago. Thank you so much!!!!
You explained this so well. Whenever my mum started crocheting in front of me I tried it. I got so much quicker and faster than my mum in like 1 month. I’ve always liked a challenge yet whenever I come across knitting it doesn’t make sense. Yet watching this video after it showed up on my recommended I definitely want to try again in the morning when it isn’t 5am 😂. Thank you for inspiring me to try again
Just a note: different fibers react differently to blocking. Superwash tends to actually *lengthen* and stretch downwards - quite a lot - so I learned the hard way to always block my swatches if I’m using a superwash. I don’t know how many other fibers or yarn types react like this to blocking, but I’m sure there are more. Something you learn with time and experience.
Fantastic! I’ve been knitting for years and have shied away from fitted garments because while I understand the concept of gauge, I just didn’t know how to do it. Now I do!!! Thank you!
Lifelong crocheter who could never get the hang of knitting until I found your channel. You make it make so much sense!! I appreciate you so much 🧶
I’m one of the newer subscribers, and I taught myself how to knit last November and I started through watching your videos!! I genuinely have been checking back to see if you were back with any new videos and I can’t tell you how happy I am to see this!! Thank you for sharing your videos and being so helpful! ❤️
This was the best explanation I’ve ever seen! Right as I started this video, I told my boyfriend, “Gauge is something I’ve been trying to understand but I still don’t fully get it.” But now I absolutely do!
Thank you so much for this video! I started with the knitting hack videos and then this one played. I’m so glad it did, and I definitely subscribed! Thank you again so very much!!
Yay! So glad it helped you out! Understanding gauge is incredibly empowering as a knitter! 💪
Wonderful video…..I always watch Devina for a quick, clear, fun and accurate answer…thank you!
I watched SO MANY VIDEOS trying to do this, and this has been the ONLY ONE that got me actually knitting!!!! Thank you so much!
Can I just say that, while it may have been a mistake, the joy on your niece's face made my day? 🥰
Thankyou so much for this. I’ve made SO many expensive mistakes by not swatching!
I absolutely love you and I ABSOLUTELY love Daisy!
This “Flower-power Child of the 60’s” will never stop learning! 🙋🏼♀️🇬🇧✌️
This is the most helpful video ever! I’m
About to start my first sweater and I’m SO glad I whipped up a gauge swatch first. Feeling WAY more confident! Thanks so much!
I had just finished knitting a gauge when I stumbled on this video. It was amazing . I learnt so much more in this video than all the books TH-cam clips I’d read and watched.
I do respect her way of showing, learning, and remembering.
One of the nice things about knitting toe-up socks is after you finish the toe section, you can measure your gauge on the foot instep. From there, just do more [or fewer] increase rounds until you get a good fit when you slip it on. On a sweater, another option, besides changing needles or yarn, is to change the size of the garment, up or down.
Thank you for this fantastic tutorial!! The animation cracked me up! I have never done a swatch, but I’m getting ready to start a project where I have to. I started the swatch BEFORE I watched this and I did not do the garter stitch border, so I’m going to start over. This was incredibly helpful!
I've been fighting gauge for so long...This lass is outstanding. At first seeing the length of the tutorial I almost didn't go for it. I'm so glad I did. And now I can knit my sweater with complete confidence. I got gauge!!!
Can't imagine making a gauge video any more fun! That was awesome, thanks so much for all the effort you put in to making it so clear and visual!
I’m newish to knitting and have been avoiding anything to do with gauge. This video was awesome and explained this so well! Off to start my first gauge swatch - 🤞🏻🤞🏻 the starts align first try! Thank you!
The editing and tutorial for this video is top notch. I mean hamsters? Brilliant! Must have taken a lot of time and effort to make this video and I thank you!
Beautiful presentation! I have been crocheting for a while and just started knitting, and I'm terrified of making wearable pieces (partly because I'm too lazy to make a full swatch, haha!). This makes it much more approachable, and I love the extra tips and tricks!
Good to see you're back!! Your videos have been so helpful to me!!
Thank you! I totally encourage you to try out knitting a gauge swatch! You've got a world of well-fitting garments at your fingertips!
Thanks! It feels good to be back with a new video :D
I've just started a class to make a sweater and after we did the gauge swatch, she told us just undo it and we'll use it to start making the sweater! As long as we had gauge, she said we won't waste yarn haha
Thank you so much for your clear instructions. I’m a hands on learner watched everything so intensely and now I’m going to knit those sweaters with confidence!
These videos are so great!! Making it seem MUCH less intimidating to learn to knit! Thank you!
I am brand new to knitting! I actually just taught myself the knit and purl. I was searching how to make gauge and came across your video! PERFECT thank you
LOVE this video! I'm a beginner that knitted 5 scarfs and now heading to knit a sweater but I don't have the right yarn that's described in the pattern I like. Now I know the workaround! Thank you so much!
Wow, you have spent a lot of your time and your effort to make this good presentation. It's an excellent tutorial . Thank you for your kind and enthusialistic teaching us how to measure the guage in knitting. May you be blessed.
That was awesome instructions....Wow! Thanks you made "gauging" sound so interesting. You're a natural born teacher...Thanks. Can't wait to get my hand on a sweater pattern.
Fantastic tutorial, couldnt find anything as in depth as this for beginners
. thank you.
I've been knitting for a few years and I've vever really made a gauge, even though I knitted quite a lot, but I just want beautiful, well-sized jumpers! Thank you for the instructions!
Finally I got it! Thank you for your tutorial video . Understandable how to count gauges. Awesome!!!🎉🎉💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽
Thank you! Thank you! This is the Best explanation I have ever seen for explaining gauge! You explain everything well and the visuals are a Big Help!
I am so glad to hear someone break this down lol I am newer to knitting and I have absolutely been "knitting blind"
She always makes me smile!
You gave me such a better understanding about gauge in knitting. I never realized how important gauge is. Your an excellent thorough teacher. Thanks!👍
I really needed this video long ago! I usually just knit the pattern as it is or assume a way in which i can knit it and just fit (worked mostly) but this THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE IT ALL THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH!!!!
Thanks. you are an excellent teacher. I did my first scarf, and now I'm learning so much more!
This video is great. I’ve tried to understand gauge for a couple of years now. After watching this, I’ve finally got it!
I just have to tell you how happy I am that I found your channel on TH-cam! 😍 I’m a new knitter, just starting out, and not only am I learning so much from you, your videos crack me up! Thanks so much, you’re doing a great job! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Aww thanks so much! I appreciate it! 🤗
I absolutely love this channel! I've watched others and just didn't get it, but I get it now! I totally get gauge! Thank you so much you are the best teacher in here! 💕
I am so glad I watched your tutorial. It is stuck now in my head... Hahaha! But yes, seriously, I have got to get gauge. Thank you, Davina! I will never forget gauge. 🙂
Once you understand gauge you don’t necessarily have to get gauge on every project, just as long as you know what not getting gauge means 😅 hope that makes sense!
Very nicely done! You really put life into such a dry topic!
I haven't been crocheting/knitting too long just little over 2 months now, but I do it to calm my overactive thoughts.
And yes I am that person ... I tend to fall in love with finer details like 'the special yarn I bought just for the project'
I would like to add to the list of options you suggested for adjustments to achieve the gauge since everyone should be able to satisfy their heart's desires -
If your gauge is too small then double the strands of your yarn to achieve the recommended thickness of the yarn, say if your project requires a bulky yarn and you have a worsted weight then just double the strands.
There is also chain plying aka navajo knitting to thicken up your strands
Thank you again Davina for this lovely video! Really love your fun and interesting tips, keep up the good work!
This is the first video I've ever watched about knitting and loved every second of it. Thanks!
Aww so happy to hear that!
Soooo helpful!! I love your tutorials! I wanted to learn how to knit and I found you, and now I can knit!! Still a super beginner but I love it. Just wanted to say thank you. ❤
I finally get it...sometimes all you need is a good teacher...well done!
I was so confused until I watched your video. Thank you so much for the clear and fun instructions. Subscribed!
I really love the way you teach knitting. It is supper professional, so motivated for a beginner like me. The way to explain things is so funny, clearly voice and you had put the english sub-title (I really appriciate this)
Thank you for your lovely comment! It’s extremely motivating to know that you notice the little things and that they help you learn about knitting! That’s my goal 100%. Have a wonderful holiday! ❄️
Thank you Norman! You are always so comprehensive on the topic. Gauge is so frustrating, but I understand it more now.
Thank you SO much haha... guess I will never start knitting a project without trying to get gauge first. You kind of got me excited for the whole gauge thing... 😂❤️👌🏼
Problem is you'll knit your swatch tight because you want to end fast and then you knit your sweater loose because you go slower, lol
haha, that's true! Your mood and your emotions can definitely affect gauge!
your gauge can vary depending on how much wine you are drinking too. LOL
@@ruby07241 I hear that! Cheers! Haha
ruby07241 OMGoodness, I cannot knit and drink at all! Crochet, yes, but knit? It looked like a deranged knitter took over
cruisepaige lol!
I love your sense of humour and creative ideas 😍
Best gauge advice on the internet! Thank you so much!
I love all your videos. Many videos by other knitters are very well instructed and clear to understand, but as boring as watching paint dry. Your videos are always very well instructed and clear to understand as well, but you add a whole level of fun for the viewer with your bubbly personality and cute visuals. You are my favorite knitting TH-camr!! Thank you for taking the time to teach us.
Aww, thank you so much! That means a lot to me! I try really hard to make the videos concise and as fun as possible!
Wow, thank you thank you!! I have struggled with this subject for so long and you explained it so thoroughly. I totally get it now 😊
Thank you so much! 🤗
You did an amazing job with this video! I actually watched everything without getting bored. Keep up the good work and keep the tutorials coming for beginners :)
I think this explanation is the only one that nailed it. After watching many videos on gauge I finally understood it and even liked it. It turned out to be so easy while other video it was like a rocket science 😅. BIG Thanks o
Awesome tutorial, felt I was actually doing this with you. Had fun with it and I now know how to use two aspects of knitting I’ve been avoiding. Levelling up in my knitting game. Yay! Thank you. 🙏
Oh my lord. Here I was thinking I'd be good to go with my very first pattern sweater.
Thank you so much for this video! You're the first person to get me to properly understand guage. You star!
I love how this video demonstrates the tension part😂so cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and does not get bored at all❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I used to skip doing the gauge and have learnt it is so important for a project in a hard way😂 thanks for your video!
Knitting my first gauge square. Usually I don’t knit for a specific person. I just knit baby clothes and donate them. But with being stuck in quarantine I’m going to knit a special jumper for my granddaughter and I want it to fit!
Seriously SO HELPFUL. I've been winging it so far and this is the best instructional video I've watch on anything knitting. Thank you!!
Awesome! Glad it helped you out! Thanks for watching 💕
I've never gauged, thought was a waste. Wow, was I wrong, and it's easy. Guess what, I will be gauging, from now on. KUDOS, you are are a good teacher, thank you
¡Excelente video educativo! No sé hablar inglés, sin embargo, comprendí muy bien tus tips e instrucciones. Gracias por tomar el trabajo de realizar esta edición. Lo valoro mucho. Saludos, desde Argentina.
Yo soy argentina tambien, pero vivo en USA. Si necesitas entender algo no dudes en preguntarme :)
Espero que puedas ayudarme, en las medidas de las vueltas al medir la tención son las que necesito pero los puntos son más de los que necesitó! Qué puedo hacer?
Davina, you are a great instructor!! 💯👍 The sound of your voice is very encouraging and enjoyable! I have a gauge but have never knitted a sweater, only scarves and dish towels. I really never cared to know about it because my expertise isn't in math!! 😱 If not for you, I wouldn't have hung in for the length of this video. I understand now, because you explained it so well. Thank you so much!! You have a great personality and are funny at times, which I enjoy because I don't get bored. This is the first time I've seen anything blocked, so that was very helpful.👏 I just wanted you to know this and I subscribed (because of you) so, hello 👋 from SWEET HOME ALABAMA!! ROLL TIDE!!❤️🏈 Stay safe out there everyone, it's not over yet. 😷😷😷
Thank you for this great video Davina. One difficulty I had was that had an increase every time I was switching from purl to knit and knit to purl on the same row. I eventually found out looking carefully at your video that you put the yarn over the right needle before changing mode (yarn to the front moving from knit to purl, yarn to the back moving from purl to knit). This step is very important (could be highlighted in the video), as if not done properly, we get an increase at every row.