Gauge Swatches / Border or No Border - That is the Question @SuzanneBryan

Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Should you border your gauge swatches? Will it effect your stitch or row gauge. I explore this topic in this video.

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Time stamps
0:00 Introduction
0:24 Gauge swatch size
1:01 Comparing stitch and row gauge of Stockinette stitch, garter stitch, seed stitch
2:31 Comparing stitch and row gauge of a cable, seed stitch and garter stitch
3:50 Comparing the swatch with and without a border - cable
5:42 Comparing the swatch with and without a border - chevron stitch
7:00 Conclusion

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