You Will Need
Your Yarn's Label
Measuring Tape
Calculator
To start with you will need to measure the person or product you are making your knitted or crocheted item for. I will be using cm throughout.
Once you have the measurements recorded, find your yarn's label and locate the gauge chart on the back.
I'm going to use a hat as an example. For a 6-12 month old baby the circumference of the head is approx. 41-48cm.
If your using DK (light worsted weight) yarn your gauge chart will say 22sts and 30rows will make a 10 x 10cm (4in x 4in) square using 4mm needles. The highlighted numbers are what we're going to use.
48cm x 22sts = 1056 ÷ 10cm= 105.6 or rounded up 106sts
Remember that when making hats it can be made a little big for a child as they will grow into it. For garments you will need to have extra stitches for sewing up.
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