First, thank you to everyone who left a comment yesterday. I appreciated the thoughtful words you all shared.
Now, some math. If there more than a few comments to this post, I’m pretty certain we’ll have a winner for my little "2,000th on the 300th" contest. There’s something attractive about reaching both of those numbers at the same time to me. I like when numbers align.
I had to align some numbers myself today. Last week I diligently knit the first part, you know, before you join, of the Cozy V-neck Pullover from Fitted Knits. I did all thirteen repeats before I got off my lazy tush and found a tape measure. The pattern calls for 3.5 spi. I had 5 spi. My math-addled brain said, "fine, missy. You’ll just make a smaller size and be fine. You’re just off by a little." After Blog-free Kim and Blogless Sara messed around with the math for a few minutes, they reached the same conclusion at the same time. Wanna know what it is?
Beverly is a ding dong and totally, as Noelle might say, a math-impaired Barbie.
I was convinced my gauge was off the wrong way. So I ripped, and then I did some algebra. I took all of the places in the pattern where numbers of stitches (S) occurred, divided said number by 3.5 (pattern gauge), then multiplied it by 5 (my gauge). I penciled in the new numbers and cast on again. Sixty-nine stitches instead of forty-eight.
In formulaic terms: S / 3.5 x 5=NSN (new stitch number). Now that ain’t so tough, is it? I’m not math-impaired at all. In fact, I’m a bit clever about math.
What’s made you feel rather clever in your life lately?
My brain is not doing the knitting maths very well these days as I attempt to refigure a pattern…you’ve got a leg up on me! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some more math to rework…
Congrats on 300, Bev!
Is it wrong that I want to spam you so you can get to 2K in comments?
Ya know, if it had been me, I would have tried a different needle size to see if I could get gauge. Then again, I hate math… and socks. ;^)
You so smart! I love it!! I think you’re quite clever with math indeed. 300?? I need to get off my lazy derriere ’cause verytime I see “blogless Sara” I cringe….
Oh don’t even get me started on gauge. That hoodie I blogged about today is supposed to be a size 10. It was supposed to be for Alex. It actually is about a size 4 and is now for Isabella. I hate gauge and yarn that doesn’t do what you want.
Knitting math always makes me feel clever.
Congrats on your 300th post.
As one Bev to another, I hates the maths. I can get the gauge wrong on anything. I once made a floor length triangular shawl because I knitted with the needles called for in the pattern, which gave me a gauge about 3 times bigger than required. I just kept buying more yarn to get to the right number of rows before binding off. It is a thing of beauty, I can assure you!
OMG MATH MAKES MY BRAIN HURT! ><
Good luck with your gauge. Even after messing with math and gauge, my gauge likes to change and then I’m still off! Congrats on the 2k post! 🙂
For some odd reason, I only attempt my knitting math very late at night, when I’m too tired to think straight. Not very successful there. Congrats on both blog milestones!