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!