What's your guage?

scubaj43 · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:32 pm Post subject: What's your guage?

What size needles do you typically use for MMR Worsted? What gauge do you get with them? Just comparing here. I normally use size 7's and like the fabric I get with that. I'm getting ready to do a gauge swatch.
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jenncatsmeow · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:44 pm Post subject:

I generally need a size bigger than recommended, as I am a tight knitter. For worsted I go with a us9.
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mama2LilynDevon · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:05 pm Post subject:

I usually use a 7 or 8. I can't remember what my gauge usually is though.
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MunchkinWear · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:00 pm Post subject:

I usually use a US8 with down-the-middle worsted and get about 5 sts/inch. Depending on how thick an aran weight is, I either stay with 8 and get about 4.5 sts/inch, or go up to 9 for about 4.5 sts/inch. If it's a thinner worsted, such as LT, I like the tension of a 7, but I don't always get gauge for the project, so I still may use an 8.
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JNW · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:30 pm Post subject:

I use 7s with MMR, and my gauge is 4.5 spi.
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I knit loose, so with worsted I usually do a 5 or 6
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mamamo · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:42 am Post subject:

On US8's with MMR, I generally get 9 sts/2".
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mythik · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:10 pm Post subject:

I use 8s with MMW and get 4.5spi, though I recently had a super thin batch of MMW that I needed to size down as it was quite different than the squisher worsted I was used to.
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FamilyPendragon · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:03 am Post subject:

I use a 10 to 10.5 as I am a very tight knitter and usually get about 5 spi.
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