Day 3A: Neckline Math

Hokkaido Cardigan

Today we’ll begin knitting so we’ll be doing a little bit of math to help us get the number of stitches we need to cast on.

You will need the numbers from your measurement worksheet and you might want a calculator for this next section to make your life a little bit easier.

Better yet, just enter your numbers into our calculator!

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NOTE: If you use the above calculator you do not need the math equations below. Just copy down your numbers and move on to the next module.

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Because we are beginning at the neck line the first thing we need to do is calculate how many stitches it will take to go around your entire neck.

    1. [ ] stitch gauge  x [ ] neck size  =  [ ] total neck stitches 

      Example 1: If my stitch gauge is 5sts/inch and my neck measurement is 19″ my equation will look like this:   5 x 19 = 95 total neck stitches

      Example 2: If my stitch gauge is 3.5sts/inch and my neck measurement is 18″ my equation will look like this: 3.5 x 18 = 63 total neck stitches

      The next step is to divide the total neck stitches into portions for the front, back and sleeves.

      **round any fractional number to the nearest number of whole stitches.

    2. [ ] total neck stitches  x 0.33 = [ ] back stitches

      Example 1: Because I had 95 total neck sts in equation #1 my math will look like this: 95 x 0.33 = 31.35 (since it is impossible to make .35 of a stitch I will round to the nearest whole number, 31).

      Example 2: Because I had 63 total neck sts in equation #1 my math will look like this: 63 x 0.33 = 20.79 (I can’t make .79 of a stitch so I will round it to the nearest whole number, 21).

    3. [ ] back stitches  x 0.25 = [ ] sleeve stitches

      Example 1: Because I had 31 back sts in equation #2 my math will look like this: 31 x 0.25 = 7.75, we’ll round to the nearest whole number and end up with 8 sleeve stitches.

      Example 2: Because I had 21 back sts in equation #2 my math will look like this: 21 x o.25 = 5.25, we’ll round to the nearest whole number here to end up with 5 sleeve stitches.

      Increase stitches = 8 (this number never changes)

Whew! That wasn’t so bad right?

Now it’s time to Cast On!

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