Help! Gauge Question

[demoncat131]

Hi I'm new here but I have this slip-stitch pattern I'm working a gague on and I don't know how to calculate the gauge over rows. Could someone please help?

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[basketcaselady]

Unless the pattern states that gauge should be done in the stitch pattern, I would make my gauge swatch in stockinette stitch.

[demoncat131]

the pattern states gauge should be in stitch pattern, which is why I'm lost.

[basketcaselady]

Okay. That's still fairly easy to do. Let me give you an example. Let's say that your gauge is supposed to be 20 sts = 4 inches. Here is how I would do it. I would cast on 26 sts (3 for a garter stitch edge on the right side, 20 for the stitch pattern and 3 more for a garter stitch edge on the left side. Knit for several inches in pattern stitch maintaining garter st on sides. If the 20 stitch pattern area is not 4 inches (not counting edges) then adjust your needle size accordingly.

For the rows, if it says 40 rows = 4 inches, it will be easy to count them using the garter stitch edges. Each ridge of a garter stitch = 2 rows.

[demoncat131]

Thank You!!! That helps a great deal!