My gauge is right. I cast on the number of stitches I need for the size I need. I was knitting and knitting and finally thought "This seems like a lot of stitches. Maybe I should measure."
The measurement around is supposed to be 38.5 inches. I have 47 inches. Yes. Forty Seven.
This is going to require some math. I don't want to do math. I think I'll sleep on it. Any suggestions? I'm knitting the medium size. I don't know if going down to the small size for the body will help (it's 26 stiches smaller. That's just over 4 inches. That will leave it still too big).
It's a good thing I have a sock to work on.
Oh, Lori! I have given up swatches, they seem to have a magic tension of their own. I always knit an inch or two of the whole pattern and then measure up like you have. THEN I measure and do some maths and frog and start again. If you want to use a calculator it can be easily done. For you, multiply the number of stitches you had by 38.5 and then divide by 47. You should end up with less stitches than you had before. The other way is to check it against another pattern with the same wool thickness. Or something like that... I really don't know what makes me think I can help, it's just so familiar I found myself feeling like part of it, Cheers ferg
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