Let's Knit -UK (2021-03)

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 fitted 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

off 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 off 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 first 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 five more, and

work in the specified stitch for the same

number of rows plus five 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 finished 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 defined v-shape).

n If your stitch and row counts match

the tension square then the size of

your finished 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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