Skill Builder: Getting gauge in your knitting

Know that you need to knit a gauge swatch but don’t understand how? Learn the skills to read your pattern with confidence and create garments that fit! We'll discuss why swatching is important and what the best practices are for getting a useful swatch. Then we'll break down how to read your swatch and what that information tells you about tackling your chosen pattern. 

One 2-hour class

Instructor: Jillian

Skills needed: advanced beginner

the ability to knit and purl is required.

Skills Learned:

• pattern reading
• how to swatch in the round
• how to measure your swatch
• what to do when you’re not getting the gauge the pattern calls for

Materials:

Practice yarn and needles of a variety of sizes; Students are invited to bring in any patterns they are working with.

Craft: knitting