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The number of stitches you need per inch depends on the type of fabric you are sewing. The weight, thickness and type of fabric sewn will determine the stitch length you use. In a quilt, you will have fewer stitches, such a six or eight per inch. For a seam on clothing, a medium weight fabric will use 10 - 12 stitches, for heavier fabrics, 8 -10 will work better.
In knitting and crochet, the stitches per inch are determined by the size of your needles, the tension you use when working the stitches, and the weight of the yarn or thread. The pattern you use will specify the stitches and needles you need, called the gauge.
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∙ 10y agoYour answer depends on the weight of the yarn. A tread weight, fingering or other tiny gauge yarn will produce more stitches per inch than a bulky weight yarn using a number 8 needle.
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What size knitting needles are needed for 5 stitches to one inch using 8 ply?
I would say to first check what the label on the yarn ays for your project. However I know sometimes that isnt possible, so you have to make do. I would start with a size 5 knitting needles. First make a gauge swatch I knit about 20 stitches and about 15 to 20 rows, the measure how many stitches per inch I have. Depending on if your a tight or loose knitter you might have to go up or down a size or two. In general the smaller a needle is the more stitches per inch you can make, the larger a needle is the less stitches.
What is the stitch count?
This means how many stitches per inch. For example, in sewing on a machine the usual # of stitches per inch is 8 - 10 for normal sewing, 6 stitches for basting. On crocheting and knitting an actual pattern will tell you how many stitches per inch is used.
How many stitches per inch using number 7 US knitting needles?
Stitches per inch on size 10 needles varies greatly, because some people knit tighter or looser than others, causing the finished material to be bigger or smaller for different people, depending on how tightly or loosely they knit.Because everyone's tightness in knitting is different, something was created for knitters long ago called gauge. Gauge is another word for tightness of knitting, and most patterns will have the required gauge to make that project, that way you won't end up with a hat three times larger than it aught to be. Most of those patterns will have a suggested needle size to acquire the correct gauge, but this is only a suggestion to give an idea of ABOUT what size to use.
How many stitches can be on 14 inch knitting needles comfortably?
Your answer depends on the yarn you want to use. You cancomfortablywork more stitches with thread weight yarn than you could work bulky yarn.
How do you identify gauge of knitted sweater?
Measure the number of stitches and rows in a 4-inch square area to identify the number of stitches and rows per inch, or per 2-inches.
Why do people use different sized knitting needles?
To increase the number of stitches per inch. That is, smaller needles produce a tighter woven piece, while larger needles produce a looser, more open woven piece.
What is stitching?
This determines the number of stitches per inch on a sewing machine. :)
How many inches are 44 stiches in knitting?
That depends on your gauge. I have a pair of socks on my needles right now. My gauge for these socks is 11 stitches per inch. 44 stitches in that gauge would be 4 inches. (44/11) I also have a sweater on another set of needles. The gauge for that sweater is five stitches to the inch. 44 stitches in that gauge would be 8.8 inches. (44/5) It's a big difference.
What is stitching length?
This determines the number of stitches per inch on a sewing machine. :)
How can you find out the required number of stitches for a wound?
It's best to leave stitching up a wound to a medical professional. Usually it's roughly five stitches per inch, but it depends on the size of the wound and the size of the stitches as well.
How many stitches do you need to make a thick scarf from 4 inch needles?
Crochet or Knit? It depends on your tension and the size yarn you are using. Take the yarn you are planning on using and using the stitch suggested in the pattern, stitch out until you have about about a one inch wide row. Count the number of stitches you've made and multiply that by the length you would like the scarf to be. NOW, measure the height of your test inch. Divide the with of the scarf you would like to make by the height of your test row. This will tell you how many rows you need. Now, Multiply the number of rows needed by the number of stitches in each row. I sure hope that helps! It's kind of hard to explain unless I know for sure whether you're crocheting or knitting. THIS method is what I would use for crochet.
Double knitting yarn what does it mean in crochetting?
Double knitting refers to the "weight" of the yarn--how 'thick' is the yarn. DK or double knit is a a light worsted weight yarn. DK typically makes 5-6 stockinette stitches per inch when knitting. For crochet, you would generally us an "I-sized" hook (4.5 to 5.5mm). Also, you would get approximately 3-4 single crochets to the inch, in gauge. Of course, adjusting your gauge to fit the pattern requirements--generally by changing the size of your hook, either larger or smaller.
