Adjust a Sweater Pattern to fit Your Gauge

[@alisonramshaw3186]

This is the video I’ve been searching for!! As a new designer, I am struggling to get my brain around all the maths and general ins and outs of shaping and your tutorial helped enormously. Thanks Cheryl!

[@annelumsden5775]

Wow, I have been wrestling with stitch numbers as I am getting back to knitting some warmer cardigans for the winter. I bought your sweater 101 pdf, watching your tutorial is a real help. Thankyou so very much.

[@DebbieHQ]

Loved this! I'm just getting into modifying my sweater patterns to better fit my body, and the math isn't all that easy for me. This helps a lot! Thank you, Cherly, for walking us through it! It makes sense...and some patterns contain A LOT of errors, and I need to be able to work around them or teach Designers better how to write patterns we can trust.

[@wendypetersen7529]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been struggling with my gauge - I can get either the stitches or the rows, but can never get them both no matter what yarn or needle size I use. I was so frustrated I was about to throw out the sweater I wanted to knit - this has given me new hope.

[@TheSabinewalkden]

Greetings from the UK Cheryl! Thank you so much for this tutorial, I have knitted most of my life but not much in the last 20 years or so. I have always been lazy about tension but now returning to knitting after such long break truly appreciate what tension is all about. As i sit here making a sweater I am going to watch the rest of your videos and learn something along the way. Your instruction here was so clear and informative without being confusing.

[@JillKrynicki]

I am soooooooo going to purchase your book! Thank you, thank you, thank you for making this video. I've only been knitting for 8 months, but am progressing along rather quickly thanks to MASTER KNITTERS such as yourself who love the art enough to share your expertise with others! You've probably saved me YEARS of countless aggravation trying to figure this out for myself. Blessings to you :)

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Thank you Jill. I'll be excited to see how you progress!

[@christineholbrook1107]

So pleased to have found you in more recent times .Watched your series on using the Bond knitting machine . Absolutely brilliant, I'm not good at written instructions but your hands on tutorials made everything so clear to me . Thankyou for your time and enthusiasm.x

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Thank you for this kind comment Christine. I'm glad they've helped you.

[@janicecritchel3821]

thanks for the video I have been knitting for 50 plus years and you are teaching me so much now I know why I've never been entirely happy with the results. ps also found myself nodding and talking to my tablet in agreement with you . The sign of an excellent teacher

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

+Janice Critchel You are so welcome Janice and thank you for your kind comment.

[@vickefou4823]

Seeing this tutorial was very relieving! I learnt knitting from my cousin, my mom and grandma but the whole thing was rather standardize. One way of doing everything. While getting older and trying new things I was experimenting on doing the pattern with my yarn and quite honestly I have started a few sweaters that never finished cause I was either anxious of my calculations or my sleeves (I HATE THEM) were either too short or too long. Watching this tutorial, managed to: - Showd me till which point I was proceeding correctly with my calculations and my way of thinking - There is no reason not trying out other ways of knitting those hateful sleeves - I am not so mind challenging that I want to write down row increase/ decrease. It's just another way that other people also use. I tell you, such a relief! So, thank you, a thousand times thank you!

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

You are so welcome Vic! My pleasure. Have you joined my email newsletter group at cherylbrunette.com yet? I did not find you. Please join us.

[@vickefou4823]

Oh yes I have joined as soon as I learnt of it.

[@paulajohnson6943]

I am a novice knitter and your video was so helpful in explaining how to work the math. Thank you! Thank you!

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

You are so welcome. It's just common sense, really. I'm glad to see that you signed up for the How to Knit a Sweater class. It will build on this for you.

[@TheBearwolfpelt]

This is a brilliant tutorial. My grandfather taught me to write my own patterns when i was very young. I've been doing it this way for in excess of 50 years., exactly the same way i was taught. very well done. stephen

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Thank you Stephen! Our grandparents had such deep skills, didn't they? Have you joined my email newsletter group at cherylbrunette.com yet? If not, please consider joining us. That's where I give lots of good information and keep in closest touch with knitters.

[@syzyg8]

Thank you for this amount of detail. It's extraordinary! and uncommon, but it adds sense that patterns often lack.

[@gayleathome]

Oh my goodness, I knew “something” was off with the pattern I was following; though my gauge matched both in sts and rows. Now I can sit down and figure out where that “something” was off. Lol, only wished I watched this 1st. I usually create my own patterns with my go to needles and yarns; I obviously forgot why I stopped using free patterns for tops🙄😉 I simply “borrowed” their basic pattern; lace, cables, etc and made it work for my size. Looking back now I can see where I might be able to use some of their calculations with a few adjustments. Much thanks for this visual aid; clear, consice and greatly appreciated 👍🏼👍🏼

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Thank you for this comment and I'm so glad this helped you. It really is just common sense and it sounds like you figured that out pretty early!

[@lyndachele]

Thank you so much for this. I studied pattern drafting in fashion design school so this makes advancing to a sweater much less intimidating!

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

You are way ahead of the game if you studied pattern drafting. It's the same subject, different way to shape the fabric: stitch by stitch instead of cutting with shears. Have you joined my email newsletter tribe over at cherylbrunette.com yet? If not, I hope you'll consider it. That's where I keep in closest touch with knitters and I give out a ton of good information.

[@HEADSUPBERKELEY]

Glad to see you are here...My Baby Blanket came out good the stretchy Bind off worked..Thanks for getting my attention..

[@claudettemonty4077]

You please me when you tell that sometimes they make mistakes in the pattern: I found that there was an error after 20 minutes looking why I didn’t have the same amount of stitches than the pattern! So, I was not "crazy"!! And since this minute, I will make the design like you did, baby 's pattern or adult! Thanks a lot!

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

You are so welcome Claudette. Yes, alas, many patterns have mistakes.

[@kateroar]

wow! thanks for sharing this :) I understand knitting much better with this info. I am about to start my first sweater soon and was drowning in lingo trying to figure out if my sweater was going to fit... Your the best :)

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Thank you and you are so welcome Kateroar. Did you catch my free series on how to make a sweater? Go to howtomakeasweater.com and check it out.

[@MOMPR1]

thanks Cheryl. you are my new friend!

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

+Peggy Riley This is sweet Peggy. Thank you. Please come to cherylbrunette.com and join my email newsletter group. I am loving that form of communication with people.

[@0ShiftingParadigms0]

Do you have a video to calculate same issue for a top-down sweater? Thank you so much for this video!

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

No, I don't. The principles are basically the same but I've always specialized in knitting sweaters in pieces, though I knit top-down sweaters for my family at times.

[@Lynne-G]

love your clear videos and so glad i found you a little while ago and have added you to my favs :) - thanks for all your hard work.

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

+Lynne You are so welcome Lynne and thank you for your kind comment and for watching.

[@yliberal6355]

This was absolutely great! Thank you so much for your tutorial!

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

You are most welcome. Thank you for commenting.

[@mscreation101]

Thank you for this! I'm having the exact problem with my row gauge on a sweater pattern right now.

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

You are welcome and know that this is a very common problem. Five months ago I had more than 550 people respond to a survey about their experiences with gauge. Then I had emergency open heart surgery so I set it aside for a while, but I've recovered really well (if not entirely) and will be creating either a class or some sort of extensive exploration of this during 2020.

[@mscreation101]

@@CherylBrunetteTV Happy to hear you are healing! Wishing you good health in the new year. And thank you for sharing your wisdom and skills!

[@vickie5394]

@@CherylBrunetteTV I'm glad to hear you are doing well!

[@connieback7577]

I wish I could get that pattern. I am unable to open the link. Thank you for this analysis. It is very helpful.

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Connie!!! Thanks for bringing it to my attention that Red Heart had taken down that link. But I googled it and found that it was transferred to Ravelry so here you go! www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/daphne-jumper And I'll change it on the video page.

[@kelliehenninger940]

I am not able to find this pattern online any longer. Does anyone have a PDF of the pattern you can share? I would love to follow this tutorial along with the pattern

[@gneidhalley3598]

Thank you very much mam,for your tutorial ❤

[@tracywehbe6483]

No it is a very interesting video, you just made my light bulb go off like a huge spotlight, thank you so very much, love you make fun of yourself. 👏🏻😅😂

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

I'm so glad Tracy. I work in a vacuum sometimes (most of the time) so I'm never sure when I'm muttering to myself how things will be received. And you are so welcome. p.s. Are you on my email list yet? You can sign up at cherylbrunette.com or howtoknitasweater.com and get more information than I share on YT.

[@khaleesi8266]

What is the actual size or reduction ratio that is asked for in the graph paper calculation? I'm not sure exactly what it's asking for or how I'm supposed to know what it should be. Also, for the stitches and rows, should this be in the pattern gauge or my gauge? I really appreciate all the info you've shared, you have been a huge help for me in learning new and better techniques. I just don't understand how to customize this graph paper lol!

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Hi Logan. I'm not sure I understand your questions exactly . . . but if I do . . .the site that will print out graph paper for you uses any gauge you plug into it. I am always a champion of using your gauge, not that of the pattern. The reduction is the actual print size. If, for example, you have 4 sts and 6 rows per inch and do a 1/1 reduction, your physical paper will have 4 little rectangles widthwise and 6 lengthwise per measured inch. Printing it out to the other reductions will use the right ratio but print it smaller. This is useful if you want to draw a large circle, for example and don't want to tape pieces of paper together. Print out a couple at different reductions so that you can see how they translate. Are you on my email list yet? You can sign up at cherylbrunette.com or howtoknitasweater.com I'd love it if you joined us.

[@bsfb3ar]

Cheryl, you mentioned about Microsoft word for knitting .Please tell me the detail is it a special soft ware I can purchase ? Thanks

[@emmaheskey2368]

I'm working on a jumper schematic that is in cm, I'm following your method in inches, but I'm wondering what size in cm you would calculate your Swatch to? You calculated your base measurement as stitches per inch, what would I calculate number of stitches per 10cm or 5cm etc as my base measurement? Thank you.

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Probably 10 cm. 5 would work but the math is more cumbersome. 2.54 cm=1 inch. I don't know if that conversion helps or muddies the water. I visualize in terms of inches but lived in Europe for 18 months so I learned to roughly convert on the fly when I was driving or shopping or baking.

[@emmaheskey2368]

@@CherylBrunetteTV thank you! X

[@cathytimbs7479]

Thank you for this video! BTW, I love Sweater 101!!! I'm gonna do more homework before Beginning my next sweater! So do I need first to check the pattern by the recommended gauge for accuracy, then recalculate it for my gauge, and work from that? Is this the same principle to use if going from a sport weight yarn to thick, bulky yarn, for instance? Thanks, and blessings to you.

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

+Cathy Timbs If you are going to use your gauge, and it's different from the pattern's then you need not check the accuracy of the pattern's gauge. Just make sure the measurements are reasonable per Sweater 101, then make any adjustments to the measurements that you need for your body. Then just plug in the stitch and row numbers from your gauge. Once you have good measurements for your pieces you can plug in the gauge of any yarn from sport weight to bulky. HOWEVER, the ease of bulky weight yarn will be less than the ease of a sport weight yarn given the exact same measurements because it "takes up space," so you do need to be sensitive to that.. And I'm so glad you love Sweater 101. Me too. :)

[@marycarlenedunne6531]

If you have a sweater pattern that is written for a worsted weight yarn and you wish to purchase a sport yarn, working with your own gauge for the sport yarn, how do you determine how much yarn to purchase?

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Look online for a conversion chart, or there are some paper ones. I have several. There are even online calculators like this one: www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure-html/onlineec/knittingCalculator.asp

[@rachelbrenner4092]

Is this EPS the Elizabeth Zimmerman's percentage system?

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

No Rachel. It's not.

[@knit1924]

hi Cheryl, I bought your book, Sweater 101. On page 26-27, I am lost with the math. I am a person that has to know why. I understand why 85 is divided by 15, resulting in 5 with a remainder of 10 stitches. Why did you subtract 10 from 15? and where did you get the 1 to add to the 5? It's so confusing to me. I am not the only one who is baffled by this. Thank you.

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

I don't know why it works. I just know after using it 1000s of times that it works. You are not the first person to ask this question, but the solution is usually just to accept it without knowing the how or why. I admit it is very unusual for me to accept something for which I do not understand the underlying logic, but in this case I have. Maybe a mathematician could help?

[@ΙΩΑΝΝΑΣΦΑΚΙΑΝΑΚΗ-χ8χ]

i try to see the tutorial videos more or less right formula, to understent better the instructions of the book 101, and the video is no more avaliable. how i could see them

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Are you signed up at howtoknitasweater.com? There you have full free access to a 15-part sweater making workshop that has a section on the more or less right formula. Come join us.

[@janicemasson9712]

Did I miss the link for the printable graph paper?

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

+janice masson I'm surprised I didn't put it in the description. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I just now added it there, and here: www.tata-tatao.to/knit/matrix/e-index.html And I invite you to join my email newsletter group at cherylbrunette.com if you haven't done so already. That's where I keep the closest contact with knitters.

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

really enjoyed this thank you

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

You're welcome!

[@Zeynep-ls8ck]

Merhaba Türkçe altyazı ekleyebilirmisiniz lütfen ❤

[@thestitchcafe8295]

From my experience red heart patterns are very hard to read easy or not. jmo

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

I've not used many in my life but this one was good for illustration purposes.

[@dianemakes]

you are brilliant! Thank you!

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

And you are kind! And so welcome!

[@prabhabasnet5074]

I have 9 month baby girl. I want to knit lovely dress for my baby . I am novice knitter. would you plz tell me measurement idea.

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

My best advice is to find some free baby dress patterns on line and look at the measurements they give. You can also consult the Craft Yarn Council standard measurements guide. You should find help there: craftyarncouncil-lexiconn.netdna-ssl.com/files/CYC_YS_s_and_g_rev2015_6.pdf Have you joined my email newsletter tribe over at cherylbrunette.com yet? If not, I hope you'll consider it. That's where I keep in closest touch with knitters and I give out a ton of good information.

[@roominakhan5399]

very good video plz mam make these kind of videos for babies size also

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

+Meena Moeen Have you looked at this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4K8aYOalNakatk

[@roominakhan5399]

+Knitting with Cheryl Brunette thank you i will see plz make videos of neckline shaping v round hoodie plz u r the best teacher thank you for so much hard work

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

+Meena Moeen You are welcome Meena. It will take some time to do these but I am working on an update of Sweater 101 that will include things like this.

[@roominakhan5399]

+Knitting with Cheryl Brunette thank you i am waiting to see

[@camcab147]

I love Sweater 101! I made my twin nephews a jumper each at Christmas using your Sweater 101 :)

[@mariapakai6488]

Szia orom hallani hogy a szarmazasodrol beszelsz. I like your videos my first was your afghan blanket, all the best.

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Szia Maria! My grandparents are from Hungary and I still have family there though I do not speak Hungarian at all. However, I do know Szia :D Thank you for commenting and all the best to you.

[@lsncred19]

Do you knit socks

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Not any more. As a teenager I knit wool stockings that were high on the thigh and held up with a garter belt. Kept me warm walking that mile to school into the wind. But no more. I've been a sweater expert for many years.

[@MaryCochrane]

THAT'S MY GIRL!!!

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

+Mary Cochrane Love you Mary!

[@user-mr2dp8gw9g]

very good vdio and thank yuo

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

+sonah sonson You are so welcome and thank you for watching and commenting. Are you on my email newsletter mailing list yet? It's where I give more info and it's at cherylbrunette.com

[@drummerlovesbookworm9738]

Greek

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

Knitese, actually . . . but equally hard to understand if you haven't mastered the vocabulary. That's where it all starts. That's my biggest challenge in learning new technology. I don't know what the words mean and have to learn them first.

[@Everthustodeadbeats]

You must be at maths , watching you do the math it is over my head ,sorry to say.

[@CherylBrunetteTV]

It's probably not just the maths John. I'm guessing part of your confusion is due to not being familiar enough with the gauge and process of making sweaters for this to make much sense. If you're interested in learning more, I encourage you to join my email newsletter group over at cherylbrunette.com yet? That's where I keep in closest touch with knitters and I give out a ton of good information.

[@tonikia113]

You are amazing! Thank you so much.