Knitting question about gauge and needle size?
I have wool that’s listed at a gauge of 5.5 on #9 needles. The pattern that I want to use specified that I cast on 35 stitches with a #9 needle. However, I would like to use a #7 needle. Can you tell me how many stitches I would have to cast on to achieve the same width?
Thanks!
This is for a scarf pattern, so the length (number of rows) doesn’t matter.
so the scarf is to be about 6.5 inches wide, guessing that the gauge on size 7 needles is about 6 stitches per inch you should cast on 40 stitches.
However, you need to check your pattern, find out if you need a multiple of stitches, need an odd number of stitches versus an even number, and adjust accordingly.
The best idea is to do a swatch, especially if you are going to use this yarn again. Then you save your swatch, and keep a note about what needles you used to get that gauge.
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