Teach Yourself Visually Knitting

Learning to Read Written Instructions chapter 6

Sometimes a knitting pattern will cite the gauge for

a particular stitch pattern, if that’s what is primarily

used for that garment. Like needle size and type

of yarn, stitch pattern can also affect gauge. For

example, the same yarn, worked in stockinette stitch

on size 7 needles, knits to a different gauge in a

ribbed pattern on the same size needles.

These three swatches are all made from the same

yarn and using the same needles, over 20 stitches

and 30 rows, but with different stitch patterns. You

can see how varied the sizes of the final results are.

Understanding How Gauge Can Differ with Various Stitch Patterns

Cables

Seed stitch

2 x 2 ribbing