Lets_Knit_Issue_143_April_2019e

(Nora) #1
UK (mm) Old UK

Needle


sizing


2 14
2.25 13
2.75 12
3 11
3.25 10
3.5 -
3.75 9
4 8
4.5 7
5 6
5.5 5
6 4
6.5 3
7 2
7.5 1
8 0
9 00
10 000
12 -
15 -
16 -
19 -
20 -
25 -

How to take measurements


Our handy diagram shows you where
to take some key measurements. If
possible, get someone else to help
you. Hold the tape measure level and
comfortably snug, but avoid pulling tight.

1


BUST – measure around the fullest
part of the bust

2


HIGH BUST – measure directly under
the arms and above the bust. This is
useful for particularly itted designs

3


WAIST – tie a length of narrow
elastic around the waist and let it
settle naturally at your waistline, then
measure over the elastic

4


HIP – measure around the fullest
part of the hips

5


BACK OF NECK TO HIP – this is
a common garment length, but
designs can be longer or shorter
depending on your preference

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PRACTICAL GUIDES

1
3

2 5


4


Knit stitch Purl stitch


2


Using the right hand needle, pull a
loop of the wrapped yarn through the
original stitch to create a new one on the
right hand needle. Slide the original stitch
of the left hand needle. Repeat from Step 1.
You are now knitting!

2


Draw the needle backwards and
upwards, forming a new stitch on the
right hand needle. Now let the loop from
the left needle slide of the end.
Repeat Steps 1 and 2.

1


Once cast on, insert the tip of the right
needle upwards and from front to back
into the top stitch on the left needle. The right
hand needle should sit behind the left hand
one. Wrap the ball end of yarn anticlockwise
around the tip of the right hand needle.

1


With the ball end of the yarn at the front
(toward you) insert the tip of the right hand
needle into the front loop of the irst stitch
from right to left and with the right hand
needle in front of the left hand needle. Wrap
the yarn anticlockwise around the needle.

94


n Before starting a project you should
knit a sample square to check your
tension is correct. Using the same yarn
and needles as in your pattern, cast
on the number of stitches given in the
tension square plus ive more, and
work in the speciied stitch for the same
number of rows plus ive more. In the
example on the left, you would cast on
27 stitches and work 33 rows in stocking
stitch. Block the square as you would
your inished project.

n Use pins and a ruler to mark out a
10cm square area in the centre. Carefully
count the number of stitches and rows
over 10cm (for stocking stitch this is easy
as each stitch is a clearly deined v-shape).
n If your stitch and row counts match
the tension square then the size of
your inished item should be correct.
Too many stitches and rows mean your
knitting is too tight, so try a larger needle.
If it’s too loose, with fewer stitches and
rows, try going down a needle size.

Most projects, especially
garments, include a
tension square like
this one:
22 sts x 28 rows
10cm x 10cm
Stocking stitch
4mm needles

Tension


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