I want to make a baby's cardigan sweater. The instructions say I should use US size 7 (4.5 mm) needles, and the gauge is 16 stitches and 30 rows= 4 inches. The yarn thickness is 4 (medium-heavy weight).
But I have a US size 8 (5 mm) needle and the thickness of my yarn is 5 (bulky weight). The gauge is 14 stitches and 20 rows= 4 inches.
I don't care if the sweater comes out to be too big or too small, but if I don't follow the gauge, will the parts to the sweater (sleeves, back, etc.) not fit? If so, is there some way I could convert the numbers in the instructions to make it work out? Or should I look for another project? Thanks.
2006-12-29
16:30:59
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