What Does Gauge Mean in Knitwear?
Machine gauge sets a physical framework, but yarn count, stitch architecture, take-down, and finishing decide the fabric that emerges from it.
Read noteWorking notes on knit structure, material decisions, sampling, fit, and the passage from design intent to a repeatable garment. Written by Anne Guitteau.
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Each entry starts with a practical question and follows the decisions that make the answer useful in a studio, fitting, or conversation with a maglificio.
Machine gauge sets a physical framework, but yarn count, stitch architecture, take-down, and finishing decide the fabric that emerges from it.
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A useful sample is not simply an image made physical. It records decisions about yarn, structure, fit, finishing, tolerance, and repeatability.
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