2026-02-18 22:58:54 From allisonkaplan to Everyone: Thank you!! 2026-02-18 22:58:54 From Francine Fillion to Everyone: Thanks all 2026-02-18 22:58:55 From Tina Snyder, (Ohio U.S.A.) to Everyone: lots of helpful information. thank you 2026-02-18 22:58:56 From Sarah Dawn to Everyone: Thank you! 2026-02-18 22:58:56 From Pamela Karr to Everyone: Thank you all for your info... 2026-02-18 22:58:57 From Linda Carver to Everyone: So much!!!! 2026-02-18 22:58:58 From Yvonne Francis to Everyone: This was excellent 2026-02-18 22:58:59 From Kathy to Everyone: Thank you. This was informative! 2026-02-18 22:59:00 From Svenja to Everyone: very interesting 2026-02-18 22:59:01 From Kieri Curneal to Everyone: Thank you!! 2026-02-18 22:59:02 From Colleen Derber to Everyone: Thank yoi so much! Great presentation! 🥰 2026-02-18 22:59:02 From Joy Indermuhle to Everyone: Very Helpful! 2026-02-18 22:59:02 From Claudia to Everyone: Thank you so much lots of great info 2026-02-18 22:59:03 From Svenja to Everyone: thank you 2026-02-18 22:59:06 From yarning4asmile Kim to Everyone: bye! 2026-02-18 22:59:06 From JJ V to Everyone: Awesome panel. Thanks! 2026-02-19 16:01:07 From Anita to Everyone: hello everyone 2026-02-19 16:01:09 From Gloria Masley to Everyone: Good morning 2026-02-19 16:01:11 From Tanya Murphy to Everyone: Good morning from Montreal 2026-02-19 16:01:19 From Candice to Everyone: Good morning 2026-02-19 16:01:24 From Danielle P to Everyone: Good Morning from Massachusetts 2026-02-19 16:01:28 From Anita to Everyone: are we also going over faux-in-the-round swatching? 2026-02-19 16:01:29 From Francine Fillion to Everyone: Hello from Québec, Canada 2026-02-19 16:01:31 From yarning4asmile Kim to Everyone: Good morning 🙂 2026-02-19 16:01:31 From Alena to Everyone: Good morning from New Jersey 2026-02-19 16:01:32 From Alysha to Everyone: Good morning! 2026-02-19 16:01:26 From Knitting with Chopsticks to Everyone: Day 3 - Gauge.pdf 2026-02-19 16:01:33 From Joy Indermuhle to Everyone: Good Morning from Ohio\ 2026-02-19 16:01:38 From Pamela Karr to Everyone: Good morning from Mountain View, Missouri 2026-02-19 16:01:43 From Kathy 84960250601 to Everyone: Hi from Michigan 2026-02-19 16:01:41 From Anya to Everyone: Morning 2026-02-19 16:01:43 From Alexys to Everyone: Good morning! 2026-02-19 16:01:45 From Diana H. to Everyone: The Pin and Pin freebies link does not work. 2026-02-19 16:01:46 From Eleanor - Knitting with Chopsticks Team to Everyone: Hi everyone 2026-02-19 16:01:47 From Cindy to Everyone: Good morning from Tucson! 2026-02-19 16:01:48 From Denise Guson to Everyone: Good Morning 2026-02-19 16:01:53 From Toni to Everyone: Good morning from Tennessee! 2026-02-19 16:01:55 From Jacqui Georgi to Everyone: Another hello from Massachusetts 2026-02-19 16:02:02 From Eleanor - Knitting with Chopsticks Team to Everyone: Replying to "The Pin and Pin freebies link does not work.": email us at info@knittingwithchopsticks.com and I will sort it 2026-02-19 16:02:04 From Colleen Derber to Everyone: Good morning from Washington, DC! 2026-02-19 16:02:05 From Catherine Smith to Everyone: Good morning all. 2026-02-19 16:02:05 From Terri’s iPad to Everyone: Good morning 2026-02-19 16:02:07 From Susan to Everyone: Good morning from York Maine! 2026-02-19 16:02:08 From Rosa Navarro to Everyone: Good morning! 2026-02-19 16:02:13 From Knitting with Chopsticks to Everyone: https://programs.knittingwithchopsticks.com/YtWSBingo 2026-02-19 16:02:16 From Michelle Trower to Everyone: Good Morning! 2026-02-19 16:02:26 From Denise Randolph to Everyone: Good morning from North Carolina via New Jersey 2026-02-19 16:02:29 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Good afternoon from the Netherlands ☺️ 2026-02-19 16:02:51 From SLO’s iPhone to Everyone: Good morning from Northern Virginia. — I will have to leave early for a rehearsal. I will rewatch the replay for what I may have missed. Great Summit!!! 2026-02-19 16:02:59 From Jaakia Carrington-Brown to Everyone: Good morning everyone! 2026-02-19 16:03:10 From Denise to Everyone: good morning - things are cooling down here in WI! I am enjoying watching what I can and catching up on the rest. 2026-02-19 16:03:18 From Anna from PA to Everyone: It would help if the posts for each presentation were pinned also. It's hard to find them amongst all the other spam. 2026-02-19 16:03:23 From Sue McVicker to Everyone: Good morning! I love having coffee with you all this week 2026-02-19 16:03:23 From Zoom user to Everyone: Good Morning from NH 2026-02-19 16:03:42 From Janet Lim (임하은) to Everyone: Replying to "Good Morning from NH": same here! 2026-02-19 16:03:47 From JJ V to Everyone: Fyi the day 2 post says winners will be picked on the 20th (which I think is a typo) 2026-02-19 16:04:01 From Susan Margaret to Everyone: Good morning in Dayton, Ohio USA! 2026-02-19 16:04:06 From Nicola to Everyone: afternoon everyone 🙂 2026-02-19 16:04:10 From Regina Santos to Everyone: Hello! Your sweater is very pretty! I love the color and openwork on the yoke! Looking forward to swatch help today! 2026-02-19 16:04:10 From Angela Dvorak to Everyone: Good morning from Wisconsin 2026-02-19 16:04:18 From Nora Leet to Everyone: Good morning from North Carolina 2026-02-19 16:04:20 From Sue Love to Everyone: Good morning from Maine 2026-02-19 16:04:25 From Yvonne Francis to Everyone: Good Morning Everybody-Yvonne in Detroit, Michigan 👋🏾 2026-02-19 16:04:40 From Juli to Everyone: Good Morning from MA 2026-02-19 16:04:41 From Roxanne to Everyone: Good morning from Washington state 2026-02-19 16:04:42 From Janet C to Everyone: Good morning from Illinois. 2026-02-19 16:04:56 From Dr. Nena Harris to Everyone: Hi again everyone! Good morning 2026-02-19 16:05:01 From Suchorita Basu to Everyone: As a new knitter, how do we decide how many stitches to cast on for a swatch? 2026-02-19 16:05:03 From mindy to Everyone: Hi from Virginia 2026-02-19 16:05:21 From Vickie to Everyone: Hello from Michigan 2026-02-19 16:06:01 From Gabi to Everyone: Hello from NoVa 2026-02-19 16:06:25 From Janet Lim (임하은) to Everyone: Replying to "As a new knitter, how do we decide how many stitch...": usually the yarn label or the pattern will tell you how much to CO. You will then measure x inches horizonally, count # of sts, repeat vertically. 2026-02-19 16:06:56 From cyndy to Everyone: does the cast on need to be the one that you're going to use for the project? 2026-02-19 16:06:57 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "As a new knitter, how do we decide how many stitch...": The gauge is mentioned by the designer or on the skein, say it says 20 stitches for 10 cm, you cast on 1.5 times that, so 30 stitches (aim for 15x15 cm aka 6x6 inches) 2026-02-19 16:06:57 From Susan Margaret to Everyone: Question = swatch -mohair and worst/Dk is okay or no? 2026-02-19 16:07:34 From Faith Louise Cooper to Everyone: Hi Yvonne, I am in Michigan as well 2026-02-19 16:07:41 From Eleanor - Knitting with Chopsticks Team to Everyone: https://programs.knittingwithchopsticks.com/14DaySquadTrial 2026-02-19 16:07:42 From Linda to Everyone: When you block first then measure the swatch for gauge, can you then frog the swatch if you need a little extra yarn to finish your project? 2026-02-19 16:08:06 From Naomi to Everyone: In what scenarios and for which projects is it best to make a gauge swatch? 2026-02-19 16:09:00 From Cathy - The Origami Boutique to Everyone: Replying to "In what scenarios and for which projects is it bes...": any wearable where size is important... ie hats, sweaters etc. in a scarf it's not as important 2026-02-19 16:09:14 From Toni to Everyone: What is your sweater pattern today? 2026-02-19 16:09:25 From nancygulisano to Everyone: Do you need to block acrylic yarn 2026-02-19 16:09:50 From Kathy 84960250601 to Everyone: Ok 2026-02-19 16:09:54 From Naomi to Everyone: Replying to "In what scenarios and for which projects is it bes...": Thanks! 2026-02-19 16:10:14 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to "In what scenarios and for which projects is it bes...": ideally, every project. you're auditioning the yarn for suitability for the design, practicing any stitch patterning, checking how much the yarn could grow, and whether your project will consume a similar amount of yarn the designer says it took them to make their design. some items, the gauge might not be critical (scarves, blankets etc) but you might have a really long item or have to go get more balls of yarn 2026-02-19 16:10:16 From Danielle P to Everyone: This visual is so helpful. I often struggle with the correct stitches 2026-02-19 16:10:30 From Valerie Connors to Everyone: When you block a project, it usually says what dimensions to block it to, correct? How do you know what dimensions to block your gauge swatch to? 2026-02-19 16:10:53 From Neathery Fuller to Everyone: If there is a pattern I assume you should use that stitch in the swatch… but what if there are blocks of different patterns? 2026-02-19 16:11:02 From Nancy Hay she/her to Everyone: Replying to "Do you need to block acrylic yarn": It helps a little, like ironing. 2026-02-19 16:11:04 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "Do you need to block acrylic yarn": Some acrylic yarns change after washing, so to be sure, yes. Just throw it in the washing machine and let it dry flat, no need foor pinning etc, just measure if it’s dry if it grew or not 2026-02-19 16:11:26 From Kathy 84960250601 to Everyone: Ok 2026-02-19 16:11:25 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "Do you need to block acrylic yarn": Foor=for 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2026-02-19 16:11:45 From Nora Leet to Everyone: How do we handle it when we get the right number of stitches but not the right number of rows? 2026-02-19 16:12:16 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to "Do you need to block acrylic yarn": Be careful with using heat in blocking acrylic, as it might melt. Pin to a blocking board, lightly hover a steam source over the item without touching it. 2026-02-19 16:12:16 From Dr. Nena Harris to Everyone: Can you share the visual you just gave us in a link or pdf? 2026-02-19 16:12:28 From Susan Margaret to Everyone: I am a loose knit… it is one needle down 2026-02-19 16:12:36 From Wendy to Everyone: i have more of a problem with row count 2026-02-19 16:12:56 From Sally IPhone 15 Pro Max to Everyone: If you are not going to block your sweater ever time you wear if do you just wet block your swatch and just lay the swatch out and just smooth it out and then just let it dry like you would do your sweater. 2026-02-19 16:13:15 From Sue McVicker to Everyone: If a designer has stated to swatch in stockinette and not the pattern stitches, that is what they swatched to compare it to. They are assuming if both your stockinette swatches match, your knitting in pattern on the project will as well 2026-02-19 16:13:41 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to "How do we handle it when we get the right number o...": This is where taking before and after blocking measurements, then you can math out the number of rows needed to match the length the designer calls for in that section of the pattern (like knit every 2" before a decrease for sleeves) 2026-02-19 16:14:01 From Fabi to Everyone: I can't imagine blocking every swatch. Sometimes I have to make several to get gauge. 2026-02-19 16:14:11 From Neathery Fuller to Everyone: Replying to "If a designer has stated to swatch in stockinette ...": Thank you!😉 2026-02-19 16:14:13 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "If you are not going to block your sweater ever ti...": You only need to block once with animal fibres, the stitches will remember the shape after each wash 2026-02-19 16:14:19 From Duffer's iPad (2) to Everyone: Replying to "Do you need to block acrylic yarn": I use a damp tea towel between the iron and the project and press. 2026-02-19 16:14:24 From Kathy 84960250601 to Everyone: I can't either 2026-02-19 16:15:09 From Jana to Everyone: Replying to "How do we handle it when we get the right number o...": In knitting, on the tip of the left needle but on the body of the right needle helps a LOOOT ☺️ 2026-02-19 16:16:03 From Regina Santos to Everyone: If we yarn substitute, then we swatch on the needles that the yarn recommends, but use the main stitch in the pattern? 2026-02-19 16:16:06 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "I can't imagine blocking every swatch. Sometimes ...": I block them all at once, had 8 swatches one time 😜 One or 8 doesn’t really make a difference to me 😆 2026-02-19 16:16:09 From cyndy to Everyone: should we swatch more rows as well as additional stitches? 2026-02-19 16:16:24 From Jana to Everyone: Replying to "How do we handle it when we get the right number o...": And if this doesn't help you need to measure instead of counting rows/rounds 2026-02-19 16:16:21 From Faith Louise Cooper to Everyone: It would be good for practicing the tecnique 2026-02-19 16:17:12 From Sue McVicker to Everyone: I always use the CO/BO the pattern calls for on my swatch so I can see if how I work it will be too tight/loose or somehow will change fabric in the final project, especially if they do not list one. The one I pick may not work out 2026-02-19 16:17:27 From Eleanor - Knitting with Chopsticks Team to Everyone: https://programs.knittingwithchopsticks.com/14DaySquadTrial 2026-02-19 16:17:28 From Nora Leet to Everyone: Replying to "I can't imagine blocking every swatch. Sometimes ...": I’ve done a larger swatch, making a notable row between sections, and then switched needles. That way I can block once 2026-02-19 16:17:35 From Michelle McGinn, CFUW-Hamilton to Everyone: Replying to "In what scenarios and for which projects is it bes...": For scarf or blanket where size is (usually flexible), it’s tempting to go without a gauge swatch, but you definitely want to see if you like the fabric with that yarn, needle, and stitch pattern, so swatch is really important even if gauge is not 2026-02-19 16:17:36 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to "I can't imagine blocking every swatch. Sometimes ...": I make a swatch but don't bind off. If i'm not too close before washing, I'll put in a purl row then change needle size and make another section of swatch. Still not binding off, but putting the stitches on scrap yarn to wash. If I didn't get it, I put the stitches back on the needle and keep going with another needle size. As for multiple different swatches, I tend to not swatch til just before ready to start a new project, as I want the swatch to be dry before I start it, but if I make the swatch way too far in advance, my tension might change and thus the swatch becomes inaccurate by the time I get to making the project I had initially swatched for. 2026-02-19 16:17:44 From Linda to Everyone: If you have blocked your gauge swatch, can you frog it and use the yarn if you need a little extra to finish the project? 2026-02-19 16:18:16 From Susan Margaret to Everyone: Thank you!! 2026-02-19 16:18:26 From Denise to Everyone: Replying to "I can't imagine blocking every swatch. Sometimes ...": you are so smart! And a great resource for advice. 2026-02-19 16:18:41 From Regina Santos to Everyone: Replying to "I can't imagine blocking every swatch. Sometimes ...": @Nora Leet Mixed guidance on doing it this way... the designers in one of the speaker panels recommended not to do it this way. 2026-02-19 16:18:57 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "If you have blocked your gauge swatch, can you fro...": Yes! It seems a little wonky when you knit it but it blocks out ☺️ 2026-02-19 16:19:02 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to "If you have blocked your gauge swatch, can you fro...": You can, and rewash it to relax the kinks. 2026-02-19 16:19:05 From Sara-Boulder, CO to Everyone: If knitted two swatches using the same size needles in the same yarn, but one using metal and another using bamboo, does one tend to have more stitches per inch than the other? 2026-02-19 16:19:09 From Diana H. to Everyone: Replying to "I can't imagine blocking every swatch. Sometimes ...": With the all access pass can we watch the videos of the Zoom meetings? 2026-02-19 16:19:32 From yarning4asmile Kim to Everyone: Swatches do make cute mug rugs, plant rugs etc! Or join them for a little blanket. 2026-02-19 16:19:33 From Linda to Everyone: Replying to "If you have blocked your gauge swatch, can you fro...": Thank you 2026-02-19 16:19:42 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to "If you have blocked your gauge swatch, can you fro...": I tend to not, and just rewind the hank so the ramen noodle look is on the outside of the cake, and it'll have mostly relaxed by the time I get to that end of the cake since I alternate skeins of hand dyed yarn 2026-02-19 16:19:51 From Faith Louise Cooper to Everyone: or if you are one tight on yarn to determine if you have enough yarn. 2026-02-19 16:19:59 From Cathy - The Origami Boutique to Everyone: i have limited amount of yarn, if I frog the swatch because gauge wasn't right and then re knit it to check the gauge again, will the fact the yarn has been blocked once affect the gauge? 2026-02-19 16:20:28 From Cathy to Everyone: I saw someone who makes little stuffed birds out of their old gage swatches 2026-02-19 16:21:02 From Eleanor - Knitting with Chopsticks Team to Everyone: https://knittingwithchopsticks.com/drapey-oversized-sweater-crochet-pattern-free/ 2026-02-19 16:21:14 From SLO’s iPhone to Everyone: Love the sweater!! 2026-02-19 16:21:17 From TheDude’s iPad to Everyone: Sad to have to leave early. I will finish watching on the replay. 2026-02-19 16:21:29 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to "If knitted two swatches using the same size needle...": It is an individual knitter thing. some people will experience very different gauge with different needle material, if the needles are straights vs circulars vs dpns. Even mood and posture can change someone's tension. Not all these factors affect everyone in the same way either. 2026-02-19 16:21:58 From Luisa Batista to Everyone: I know some people don’t block their finished project because they don’t like the effects of blocking - it will change the look of the stitches, which is good most of the time, but sometimes it makes the stitches/pattern too flat, if that makes sense. 2026-02-19 16:22:00 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to "I can't imagine blocking every swatch. Sometimes ...": @Diana H. yes 2026-02-19 16:22:17 From Roberta Oyakawa to Everyone: If I’m going to be blocking the finished garment with pins, I’m going to do the exact same thing with my swatch. If I just let it dry without pins, that’s not representative of what I’m going to do with the finished garment. 2026-02-19 16:22:32 From SLO’s iPhone to Everyone: So much wonderful information - thank you! ❤️🤩🧶❤️ 2026-02-19 16:23:13 From Kathy 84960250601 to Everyone: Yes it is,thank you 2026-02-19 16:23:16 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to "I know some people don’t block their finished proj...": but they have to wash their FO eventually...? it'll change at that point if they hadn't blocked initially 😕 2026-02-19 16:23:22 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "I know some people don’t block their finished proj...": They never wash their garments? Wow that’s weird 😱 2026-02-19 16:23:41 From Luisa Batista to Everyone: Replying to "I know some people don’t block their finished proj...": I know. Some people don’t wash their garments. Just hang them outside to air. 2026-02-19 16:23:57 From Toni to Everyone: Question: If pattern calls for making swatch in pattern but it’s too hard to read (ex. includes lots of yo, ask, yo, k2tog) can you safely make a stockinette swatch instead? 2026-02-19 16:24:08 From Knitting with Chopsticks to Everyone: Day 3 - Gauge.pdf 2026-02-19 16:24:15 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "I know some people don’t block their finished proj...": Guess they aren’t spilling food as often as me 🤣 2026-02-19 16:24:57 From Luisa Batista to Everyone: Replying to "I know some people don’t block their finished proj...": Hahahaha! I do need to wash - but I try to be extra careful with bolognese sauce and such. 2026-02-19 16:25:06 From Kathy - Crafts by Krafty Kathy to Everyone: Wow, I tend not to swatch at all on anything. I am thinking I should probably start from hereon in. 2026-02-19 16:25:30 From Jaakia Carrington-Brown to Everyone: If you block your item, does it lose it's shape when you do a regular wash? Do you have to re-block? Sorry if this is a dumb question. 2026-02-19 16:25:38 From Sleepiebear to Everyone: Replying to "Wow, I tend not to swatch at all on anything. I a...": Right? 2026-02-19 16:25:58 From Regina Santos to Everyone: Replying to "If we yarn substitute, then we swatch on the needl...": Thank you for the reply! Very helpful! 2026-02-19 16:26:30 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "I know some people don’t block their finished proj...": I always try… but literally spilled soy sauce on my knitted sweater 15 minutes ago 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣 Thankfully it is dark red lol 2026-02-19 16:26:51 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "I know some people don’t block their finished proj...": The sweater, not the soy sauce 😅 2026-02-19 16:27:01 From Theresa Roski to Everyone: I am making sweater calls for 4 weight but I am using a 5 weight. How does that impact swatch? And how pattern changes? 2026-02-19 16:27:04 From CAROL’s iPad (2) to Everyone: Which is more forgiving when searching, knit or crchet 2026-02-19 16:27:08 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to " If you block your item, does it lose it's shape w...": block once, future washes are just lay flat to dry. the stitches hold their shape for the most part. things like lace might need a little more encouragement in patting into the general shape when laying out to dry 2026-02-19 16:27:13 From MaryD to Everyone: I like metal needles for natural fibers. I sometimes like bamboo for acrylic. 2026-02-19 16:27:15 From Sleepiebear to Everyone: Please repeat that about the crochet hooks?? 2026-02-19 16:27:21 From nancygulisano to Everyone: If you have a pattern you like and its made in a solid color but you want to add color design will that make a difference in gauge 2026-02-19 16:27:57 From Kathy 84960250601 to Everyone: I like wood needled 2026-02-19 16:27:59 From Denise Wickedcrochet to Everyone: yes, can you repeat about the crochet hooks? 2026-02-19 16:28:04 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to "I know some people don’t block their finished proj...": @Monique Drost oh yikes! but thank goodness for the camouflage in sweater colour 2026-02-19 16:28:31 From yarning4asmile Kim to Everyone: Replying to "If you have a pattern you like and its made in a s...": Yes! Different colors sometimes have a different gauge. The dyes can affect the yarn. I have seen it a lot in acrylic more than anything. 2026-02-19 16:28:56 From Regina Santos to Everyone: Replying to "I like wood needled": Me too - new knitter and the metal are too slippery for me (loose my stitches off the ends!) 2026-02-19 16:29:02 From Eleanor - Knitting with Chopsticks Team to Everyone: https://programs.knittingwithchopsticks.com/14DaySquadTrial 2026-02-19 16:29:10 From Sue McVicker to Everyone: Replying to "If you have a pattern you like and its made in a s...": I especially found this with reds and blacks 2026-02-19 16:29:20 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "I know some people don’t block their finished proj...": I’m really afraid to make a white sweater because of this lol 😅🤣 Yay for camouflage colors! 2026-02-19 16:29:29 From MaryD to Everyone: I never used to do guage swatches, but you get so much more accuracy on yarn amount and design and size from swatching. Now I am a believer! 2026-02-19 16:29:41 From Faith Louise Cooper to Everyone: yes 2026-02-19 16:30:04 From JJ V to Everyone: If you are making something like a sampler sweater and the different stitches work up in different sizes but the pattern only supplies the stockinette gauge do you just try to hit that gauge with each stitch pattern? 2026-02-19 16:30:10 From Sue McVicker to Everyone: Replying to "If you have a pattern you like and its made in a s...": also good to swatch to be sure the dye is not going to run when blocking/washing. Your naturals could become pinks 2026-02-19 16:30:20 From Lori Simon (she/her) to Everyone: Replying to "https://programs.knittingwithchopsticks.com/14DayS...": May I start the free trial in, say, a few weeks from now? 2026-02-19 16:30:22 From Duffer's iPad (2) to Everyone: Replying to "I like wood needled": Me, too! 2026-02-19 16:30:23 From Faith Louise Cooper to Everyone: I learned this though experience with my most recent crochet garment. 2026-02-19 16:30:43 From yarning4asmile Kim to Everyone: Replying to "If you have a pattern you like and its made in a s...": It also happens in wools too. I just completed the Maxine Water bottle cover and used Katia Basic Merino, the Blue was a lot thinner than the other colors. 2026-02-19 16:30:48 From Mallary Coleman to Everyone: I use metal IC needles and always start with a size smaller…. 2026-02-19 16:31:03 From Anita to Everyone: Replying to "If you are making something like a sampler sweater...": that's one of my red flags. the pattern is likely not tech edited and might have other issues. i generally avoid those 2026-02-19 16:31:11 From MaryD to Everyone: It's like sewing, if you don't wash and dry the fabric before you cut out the pattern, you might have a finished product that shrinks or doesn't lay correctly. Can be a very costly mistake. 2026-02-19 16:32:22 From Luisa Batista to Everyone: In some patterns, the colourwork parts are done on bigger needles. 2026-02-19 16:32:24 From Sue Lowe to Everyone: For swatching in lace, you can measure a pattern repeat or two ideally and calculate your stitches per inch that way rather than trying to count each stitch. 2026-02-19 16:32:25 From MaryD to Everyone: Colorwork makes a stiffer fabric, so it won't have the give that just regular knitting or crochet would have. 2026-02-19 16:32:32 From yarning4asmile Kim to Everyone: Replying to "If you have a pattern you like and its made in a s...": I can post a photo in the group in a bit. 2026-02-19 16:32:48 From Cathy - The Origami Boutique to Everyone: if a knitting gauge is a bit smaller than the pattern recommends, can I just knit the next size up (on a jumper) and likely get the right size? (if the difference is just a stitch or 2 - for example pattern requests 16 stitches to 10cm and I get 18 stitches) 2026-02-19 16:33:41 From JJ V to Everyone: Awesome. Thanks! 2026-02-19 16:33:44 From Nancy Hay she/her to Everyone: Replying to "if a knitting gauge is a bit smaller than the patt...": I do that sometimes 2026-02-19 16:33:44 From Denise Wickedcrochet to Everyone: That's interesting about hook size/gauge for different stitches in one project. I never thought about that before. 2026-02-19 16:33:46 From Regina Santos to Everyone: Replying to "https://programs.knittingwithchopsticks.com/14DayS...": @Lori Simon (she/her) I wanted to do same - once these classes are over, maybe next week or early March 2026-02-19 16:33:48 From SLO’s iPhone to Everyone: Time for rehearsal Thank you for so much wonderful information!! I really NEED to Watch this again - so much great information!!! ❤️🧶🤩 2026-02-19 16:34:09 From iPad to Everyone: Replying to "In some patterns, the colourwork parts are done on...": That will also depend on your gauge in pattern. Some knitters dont need to change needle size in colourwork. 2026-02-19 16:34:29 From MaryD to Everyone: Really great info, Hortense! Thank you for your time putting this all together! 2026-02-19 16:34:39 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "If you are making something like a sampler sweater...": The designer assumes that you will have the same gauge as her when stockinette matches. However, this might not always be the case… if you want to be sure, make a gauge swatch but you can wing it and try it and measure+ do mid project blocking too see if it works 2026-02-19 16:35:10 From Luisa Batista to Everyone: Replying to "In some patterns, the colourwork parts are done on...": Maybe. I recently purchased a book with colour work patterns and all the colour work is done one at least one size bigger needles. 2026-02-19 16:35:14 From Denise Wickedcrochet to Everyone: Thank you for the information. This was very informative on gauge. 2026-02-19 16:35:27 From iPhone to Everyone: This was great. Swatch coming up thanks 2026-02-19 16:35:29 From Mallary Coleman to Everyone: I rarely block my swatches but my l learned with my last sweater-grew enormously even though unblocked was perfect…. 2026-02-19 16:35:34 From Maira to Everyone: Thank you so much for very useful information. 2026-02-19 16:35:40 From yarning4asmile Kim to Everyone: Which video did we choose a pattern? 2026-02-19 16:35:51 From cyndy to Everyone: thanks Hortense, this was very informative ! I appreciate the help 2026-02-19 16:35:56 From nancygulisano to Everyone: So much good information 2026-02-19 16:35:58 From Sue McVicker to Everyone: Replying to "if a knitting gauge is a bit smaller than the patt...": I would check the math first. 2026-02-19 16:36:06 From Pamela Karr to Everyone: Thank you so much. This information has been great. 2026-02-19 16:36:12 From Regina Santos to Everyone: Thank you Hortense! 2026-02-19 16:36:13 From JJ V to Everyone: Awesome! I love these challenges to hold me accountable. 😅 2026-02-19 16:36:14 From Tanya Murphy to Everyone: Thank you 2026-02-19 16:36:18 From Anita to Everyone: thanks Hortense! 2026-02-19 16:36:19 From Vickie to Everyone: Thank you I learned a lot 2026-02-19 16:36:22 From Monique Drost to Everyone: Replying to "if a knitting gauge is a bit smaller than the patt...": Watch out for row gauge, if that doesn’t match closely and it’s top down this might give problems. I usually only do this with a 1 stitch deviation. 2026-02-19 16:36:26 From yarning4asmile Kim to Everyone: Which video did we choose a pattern? ⚠️ 2026-02-19 16:36:28 From Linda to Everyone: This has been helpful. Thankyou 2026-02-19 16:36:28 From Toni to Everyone: Thank you! 2026-02-19 16:36:28 From Varela, Sofia to Everyone: thank you, Hortense! 2026-02-19 16:36:30 From Lori Simon (she/her) to Everyone: Replying to "https://programs.knittingwithchopsticks.com/14DayS...": Hortense said we have through Sunday to activate the link if we don’t have the superpack 2026-02-19 16:36:31 From Susan to Everyone: Thank you so much! 2026-02-19 16:36:34 From Mallary Coleman to Everyone: Ty! 2026-02-19 16:36:35 From Lisa to Everyone: Very useful information. Thanks so much 2026-02-19 16:36:35 From Michelle McGinn, CFUW-Hamilton to Everyone: I don’t have the yarn yet, so too soon for gauge swatch, but I will do in the future 2026-02-19 16:36:42 From Denise Randolph to Everyone: Awesome 2026-02-19 16:36:44 From Sue Love to Everyone: Thank you! 2026-02-19 16:36:45 From Anya to Everyone: Thank you. Guess I have to start making swatches now. :) 2026-02-19 16:36:46 From Gabi to Everyone: Where do we find the homework? 2026-02-19 16:36:46 From Jaakia Carrington-Brown to Everyone: Thanks for the info!! 2026-02-19 16:36:48 From Vivian to Everyone: Thank you!