Knitters ahoy!

[lnr]

So I'm attempting my first ever thing knitted from a real live pattern. And I figured it would be a good idea to actually knit a swatch first to check my tension. The pattern says:

TENSION: 21sts and 28 rows

Oh, I think I just solved my own problem. Was supposed to come out as 10cm on 5mm needles. And my piece is about 8.5cm x 13cm. But then I did 28 sts and 21 rows. Muppet.

I was wondering what one should do if ones tension is out completely in one direction and the opposite way in the other but I guess it's probably not too far wrong. Best knit another "square" just to be sure though

Comments

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

LOL! I had to read that twice to see what you'd done wrong, too. ;-)

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Oh, but I would add - you're better off casting on something like 40 stitches and knitting 35 rows and then measuring a 10cm square in the middle of the fabric to see how far off you are, because you don't get such a good idea of the tension you're producing otherwise. (Cast-on edges are often tight, you might be knitting artificially looser as you see yourself nearing the end of the swatch, and so on.)

[teleute.livejournal.com]

What the sheep said. Plus, remember you can undo the tension square so you don't waste wool (if that kind of thing bothers you)