What can you do if you can't meet the pattern's recommended gauge? It's possible to knit to YOUR gauge instead - with lots of testing and trying on as you knit your project! I'll walk you through the process of knitting a project when your gauge doesn't match - what to watch out for and how you can apply this to your own knitting projects.
🧶 LINKS:
Pattern: Westbound by Elizabeth Doherty
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/westbound
Elizabeth Doherty's website
https://www.bluebeestudio.com/
Yarn: Knit Picks CotLin [Color: Indigo Bunting]
https://shrsl.com/2qqvi
📌 CHAPTER LINKS:
00:00 Pattern construction
2:00 Yarn substitution and swatching results
4:45 Advice for using your own gauge
9:05 When to add bust darts
14:30 Finishing and final reveal
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