Question for more expert knitters
Nov. 27th, 2010 02:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
omorkaI have a pattern for a cardigan that I think might actually look okay on me, and with minimal finishing (I suck at sewing). Unfortunately, I have a 51" bust, and the largest size of the pattern is a 50" - and it's meant to be worn with a couple of inches of positive ease.
Is is possible to deliberately not get the recommended gauge, such that the difference in the gauge given in the pattern and mine will resize the pattern? For instance, suppose the original gauge was that 16 stitches in the patten = 4". To get 50", one would need 200 stitches. If, instead, I deliberately chose needles that gave me a gauge of 16 stitches = 4.25", then theoretically that would give me 53 1/8". Does that actually work, or am I missing some technicality that would render the finished fabric unsuitable for the intended use? I realize the knit fabric itself would be slightly looser than the original garment if I just use the suggested yarn.
*sigh* This would be easier if people would just make a larger spread of sizes to begin with. I know too many fat knitters to believe that all the designers are sticks.
Is is possible to deliberately not get the recommended gauge, such that the difference in the gauge given in the pattern and mine will resize the pattern? For instance, suppose the original gauge was that 16 stitches in the patten = 4". To get 50", one would need 200 stitches. If, instead, I deliberately chose needles that gave me a gauge of 16 stitches = 4.25", then theoretically that would give me 53 1/8". Does that actually work, or am I missing some technicality that would render the finished fabric unsuitable for the intended use? I realize the knit fabric itself would be slightly looser than the original garment if I just use the suggested yarn.
*sigh* This would be easier if people would just make a larger spread of sizes to begin with. I know too many fat knitters to believe that all the designers are sticks.
