Have you noticed that your gauge tightens up when you knit in the round? If so, join the club! It is very common for the knit stitch to be tighter than the purl stitch, so when you eliminate the purl rows by knitting in the round, the gauge often tightens up significantly.
Here are some tips to manage this:
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Hi Leigh Ann, While Julie isn’t able to teach more in-person classes, we have a great option for you, our On Demand Classes (see the last item in the drop down under LEARN above). The Emma class is basic and thorough and specifically covers finding the gauge you like, then modifying the pattern to that gauge. The On Demand classes are available permanently once purchased, so you can come back to the videos again and again.
Other resources, which are free, are these tutorials here on the website: “How to Modify Gauge,” “How to Modify for In-between Bust Sizes,” and “How to Get a Measurement on Open Knits.” Also see all the Knit-a-Long resources under the KAL drop down menu above.
Do you ever teach sweater classes in Michigan? I live in Grand Rapids Michigan, am originally from Petoskey Michigan. A wonderful woman (Diane) who owns a yarn shop (Leelanau Fibers) in Suttons Bay Michigan directed me to your site. I’m having immense challenges getting correct judge for almost every pattern I do.
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