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Knitting gauge & cast-on calculator

Use blocked stitches and rows per four inches or ten centimetres. We calculate the raw counts, then round the cast-on to your chosen repeat and show the resulting finished width.

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Target finished widthinTarget finished lengthinStitches per 4 in / 10 cmRows per 4 in / 10 cmStitch repeat multipleUse 1 for plain stockinette.

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Repeat-safe count

Cast on 92 stitches

Work about144 rows

Resulting width20.44 in

Rounded from90 ststo a multiple of 4

Check fabric direction, pattern instructions, and real material before cutting.

Before you cut

What this result assumes.

The result is a planning estimate, not a substitute for the pattern, the material in front of you, or the requirements of your quilter. Keep these boundaries with the printed plan.

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Gauge should be measured from a washed and blocked swatch.
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The repeat field covers the main fabric only; add edge and selvedge stitches separately.
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Shaping, negative ease, and pattern-specific instructions still take priority.

Yard & Loop rule

Round only at the buying step.

Early rounding compounds. We keep decimal precision through the layout, then round up to a purchasable cut or whole skein.

Raw stitches = finished width × stitches per inch; cast-on = raw stitches rounded up to the next repeat.See the full method

One last check

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Cast on 92 stitches

What this result assumes.

The judgment behind the number.

Your blocked gauge is the number that belongs in the calculator

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