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One of the only things I don’t like about knitting is the making of a sample gauge piece. I don’t know why it is so hard to make myself knit one unless it is the postponement of knitting the real piece. Most of the time the knitted handbags do not need a sample gauge. The handbag does not need perfect measurements. But, I am knitting a handbag now that did need a sample gauge.
I bought the yarn in Los Angeles on our last trip and the saleswoman had knitted the same bag and said it would only take three skeins of yarn. It is knitted in three pieces, two sides and then a piece that connects both sides and makes the handle. After knitting one half of the second side I saw it would take another skein of yarn. I ordered it and finished that side when I received the yarn. Next I am looking at the piece that joins the two sides together and there is not enough yarn to finish so once again I am ordering another skein of yarn.
A sample gauge piece would have probably told me that I was going to need more than three skeins of yarn. The pattern only calls for two skeins of yarn so I really needed that sample gauge piece before I started knitting the handbag. This pattern even said, “TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAGE”.
The pattern is a free pattern from www.berroco.com and the knitted handbag is called the Brea bag if you want to try it. Just make sure you have enough yarn.
Do you like to knit the sample gauge piece? Let me know.
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Posted by dianna111 on 2008-05-30 09:44:26 | Rating: | Views: 113
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