Recipe for the Perfect Tension Swatch
Look at the tension stated in the pattern:
____ stitches x _____ rows using ________ size needles.
Using the correct needles, cast on twice that many stitches.
Bottom border:
Work 6 rows in garter stitch – that is, knitting every row.
Main body:
Right side: knit entire row.
Wrong side: k3, purl to last 3 stitches, k3.
Repeat these two rows until the main body portion measures 15 cm/6 inches.
Top border:
Work 6 rows garter stitch – knitting every row.
Cast off.
Steam or launder the swatch according to the instructions on the yarn ball band.
And then measure it. This provides a swatch large enough to get a good, flat 10 cm/4 inches to measure in both length and width.
2 comments:
Hi, Kate! I just used the swatch recipe again. Thanks for putting it on the blog so that I could have ready access to it!!
This is the perfect gauge swatch. Now, if only my gauge were perfect. ;)
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