A practical guide to tension

Knitting know-how from the Knight Kraft Studio

All knitting designs involve a bit of maths to create them. Each design will have had many experiments with yarn, needles and stitches in their creation. I knit many swatches to experiment with the weight, feel, and drape of the knitted fabric. Once I am happy with one, the selected swatch is then measured to give a stitch count and a row count. These figures are then used to calculate the pattern instructions so that the design can be replicated.