Kuidas mõõta koetihedust ja arvutada suurust

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Dear Juliet, rule of three is a type of mathematical calculation for guessing one value from others. Here is an example in this lesson: If 10 cm in width = 20 stitches in width, how many stitches are there in 1cm in width? 1 cm in width has (20stitches/10cm) = 2 stitches. This is more easily calculated when you write them out in a piece of paper. You can look for "rule of three mathematics" and it should show you other examples. Happy knitting!

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Dear Juliet, each person has a different personal gauge; you may work tighter than our designers, so your gauge will always be slightly tighter than the one indicated in the pattern and you will need larger needles each time. If you get the correct tension with larger needles, these shouldn't make the knitting too loose, because it should be the same tension as in the swatch. You can also work a larger size jumper if you calculate which one you can do with your gauge, using a rule of three. Happy knitting!

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Dear Kristine, which pattern are you working? 10x10 cm means that you should make a square that measures 10cm in height and width. With the numbers that you mention, it should be 21 stitches x 40 rows = 10x10cm. This means that, before starting the piece, you work a swatch that has 21 stitches and work 40 rows with 21 stitches (in stocking stitch or as specificied in the gauge) and it should measure 10x10cm. If it doesn't measure 10cm in width and height, then you change needle size, as specified in this lesson. Happy knitting!

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Hola Victoria, qué patrón estás trabajando? Normalmente, lo más importante es que el número de puntos en 10 cm (el ancho) sea correcto, el número de filas se puede ajustar a medida que trabajas. Pero depende del patrón utilizado. Si nos indicas el patrón que estás trabajando y tu tensión completa (cuántos puntos en 10 cm) podremos ayudarte más.

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Dear Tilly, sure, you can work regular rib K1,P1 if your like just note that it will then look somewhat different. Happy knitting!

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Dear Marjatta, usually the gauge states which kind of stitch you are working (stocking stitch, garter stitch or even the specific chart). Therefore, you need to use the main needle that is used for the specific pattern or most of it. For example, if you use a smaller needle for the rib and change to a larger needle for the rest of the piece, then the gauge is worked with the main, larger needle. If you could indicate to us which pattern you are working we may clarify which needle is used for the gauge. Happy knitting!

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Dear Denise, read more about changing yarns and alternatives here, as we don't know the yarn, you might have to request help from your yarn store. Note that our yarn are available around the world - see list of worldwide shipping stores here. Happy knitting!

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Dag Martine,

Het handigst is om een kledingstuk erbij te pakken dat je goed zit en dan de maten daarmee te vergelijken. Voor meer informatie over kledingmaten kun je ook kijken om kledingmaat.nl

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Liebe Gaby, mit Air ist 16 Maschen x 20 Reihen ziemlich üblich, das Wichtigste ist daß Ihre Maschenprobe stimmt, die Nadelgröße am besten so anpassen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!

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Dag Hester,

Het hangt een beetje af van het patroon. Bij sommige patronen is de stekenverhouding in de lengte ook belangrijk, maar vaak staat dat er dan wel bij. Als je moet meerderen of minderen om de zoveel centimeter is dat geen probleem, maar als er in het patroon staat dat je om de zoveel naalden moet meerderen, moet je ven kijken of je uitkomt met de stekenverhouding.

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Dear Susan, the tension in width will be different depending on the pattern worked, feel free to tell us which pattern you are working on so that we can check together; or just use the questions section at the bottom of the pattern. Happy knitting!

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Buonasera Lorella, se non riesce ad ottenere il campione indicato deve adattare le misure riportate nel modello al suo campione. Buon lavoro!

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Dear Maureen, you can find here all of our DROPS stores that ship needles worldwide. You can check out whether they have the necessary needle size or if they can order them for you. In Europe, they are usually sold as mm size; for size 10.75 it would be 7mm. You can always try with a slightly larger or smaller needle, but remember that you still have to work a gauge to see that it matches the one in the pattern or to recalculate the pattern, as shown in this lesson. Happy knitting!