Gauge Measuring for Hard-To-See Stitches @ElizabethSmithKnits
Gauge Measuring for Hard-To-See Stitches  @ElizabethSmithKnits
Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 47 minutes ago
In this video, I demonstrate a technique you can try if you're having a hard time seeing your stitches when measuring your gauge swatch.

As I mentioned in this video, this idea was shared with me by knitter and instructor Joceyln Denault and here is her website to learn more about her work and the tools she's designed to help make knitting more accessible to those with visual impairments: questionstricot.com

Looking for other tips and techniques for counting your stitches/rows? Check out my blog post here: elizabethsmithknits.com/2023/02/10/5-tips-for-swatch-stitch-counting

For a video lesson on the very basics of measuring gauge swatches, check out my video here: youtu.be/of6t4V4vPXk
Gauge Measuring for Hard-To-See StitchesPicking up stitches around armhole (using Magic Loop method)How to pick up stitches with a crochet hookHow to join and carry yarn in the Buoy KerchiefHow to work the stitch pattern featured in Rising TideVandyke Lace Panel Stitch Pattern (featured in my Lilac Trail & Nordic Trail vest patterns)Estimating Tail Length for the Long Tail Cast-On #knitting #knittingtechniquesHow to frog AND tink your knittingFront/Back Dividing Row in Bottom-Up GarmentHow to knit a diagonal eyelet stitch patternHow to work Irish Mesh stitch featured in Cruel Summer cardiGarter Lace Ladder Stitch (how to work double yarn-overs)
Elizabeth Smith Knits |

Gauge Measuring for Hard-To-See Stitches

SHARE TO X SHARE TO REDDIT SHARE TO FACEBOOK WALLPAPER