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KNITTING ALTERATIONS: how to calculate your gauge & change pattern measurements for a perfect fit

The Crimson Stitchery

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It's a maths lesson for knitters! Altering knitting patterns can be so satisfying when you're able to change up a knitting pattern to get a perfect fit. Once you've decided on how & where you want to alter your pattern, the next step is to calculate your gauge so that you can work out how to make changes. This video tutorial takes a step-by-step approach through the simple calculations required to start making knitting alterations. This tutorial provides examples of how to use these calculations to change the width or length of a sweater at key places. It also demonstrates how to work out the width or length of a sweater when detailed measurements aren't provided in the pattern schematic.

Where are you on your alterations journey? Let me know in the comments below :)

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KNITTING ALTERATIONS VIDEO TUTORIAL SERIES:
How to get started: ALTERING KNITTING PATTERNS: how to get sta...
Tricky knitting alterations - viewer Q&A: TRICKY KNITTING ALTERATIONS: YOUR QUESTION...

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20 Comments

@xenonxenon6310 5 years ago

The whole time I watched this video, I just kept thinking "that's it??" Not to discount the work that goes into alterations, but I think of all those hours spent searching for the perfect pattern looks-wise that's also in my size (hello, other plus size folks) and agonizing over finding one that worked right. So much time I could have spent sitting with a pattern I truly liked and working out how to make it fit me, rather than waiting for someone else to have matched my exact wants and needs in a pattern. Thank you, thank you for sharing this, I feel like I have been freed to make adjustments and changes as I need them and truly get the garments I want.

@joanneyoung1081 5 years ago

Thank you for the basics for altering and changing gauge. Sorely needed and I will have to go over and over again. A god send.

@mrs.marken4609 5 years ago

Some heroes wear knitted capes!

@lyndakuit7703 3 years ago

Brilliant tutorial thank you! Now I'll be able to downsize patterns for a grandson!!

@easyknittingcrochet4394 5 years ago

Beautiful pattern ♥

@RachelWest0 5 years ago

Thank you for this Anushka!

@Eternal624 3 years ago

Thanks for the video!! I love your cardigan , so pretty!

@manonc1888 3 years ago

Very clear!' Thank you for sharing

@caraxkins 5 years ago

love this video and super stoked for this series! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️running over to play with the gauge spreadsheet

@IDontKnow-pf6en 1 month ago

girl you had brow blindness 😂 God Bless!

@actual-spinster 4 years ago

this is rly great and clear1! ty!!

@ReallyJillRogoff 5 years ago

Thanks, Anushka. This is definitely helpful.

@yarnandcorgi 5 years ago

Wonderfully comprehensive video thank you!! I'm super excited for the rest of the series 😊

@maryssaleiva 5 years ago

Amazing video you made the process of recalculating seem very approaching and, date I say, easy. I will definitely me using this video as a go to . I CANNOT wait for the next video about when you don’t make gauge. Also thanks for doing imperial measurements as well helps a lot. Keep up the great tutorials

@Angelic-Angel 3 years ago

Thanks for the helpful video! Your cardigan it’s beautiful would love to knit one, what is the pattern called?

@thalassa2889 3 years ago

How would you measure the gauge for mittens that use two colours?

@Anni-Ka93 10 months ago (edited)

Is there a video on how to recalculate gauge, when you don't meet the given gauge? I can't find it 😢

@Shazza500 1 year ago

This is very useful. Thank you! I am currently upsizing a bolero from the 1940s, and want to convert it from a 35" - 38" bust. I am ultra paranoid, because I am using silk yarn and don't want to mess it up. I do have one question: when casting off at the end of the rows for sleeve shaping, do the calculations still apply? Or would the smaller version be the same as the larger size?

@colleensmith4285 4 years ago

How does this work when it comes to increasing or decreasing, say arms hole neck thank you

@irisdown9758 2 years ago

The basis of your calculations is a small swatch. I found time and again knitting the actual garment gives different results sometimes quite radical ones. Knitting something that is say 20” wide and weighty is very different to a 4” swatch. I just sized up a vintage pattern with an open stitch pattern. I made a swatch for both the pattern and stocking stitch for a width of 20”. Knitted up the width was 22”. Swatches are at best only a guide. Far better to start a sleeve and see how it goes.