So, you’ve decided to knit a beret. There are so many beautiful beret patterns available and you’ve searched through them all and chosen the perfect one. You purchased and downloaded it, used the suggested yarn, and followed the pattern instructions exactly. When you finish, you …
Tag:
swatching
Getting gauge
Gauge is so important when knitting garments and socks. Fit depends on it. Clara Parkes gives a wonderful overview of the principles of a well knitted sock in her book, The Knitter’s Book of Socks. For a fingering-weight yarn, she suggests a gauge of between …