View Full Version : Tension/Gauge Squares  06-19-2012, 04:10 PM
I'm about to start a cabled hot water bottle cover, and for the
tension square it says to knit the square 'over pattern', does
this mean the cabling pattern?  Also, any tips on finding
patterns online for specific yarns I already have? I'm having a
bit of trouble as I have a lot of yarn but only about 1 ball of
each type and I'm finding it a bit tricky to find a pattern
suited for my yarn with only one ball! Is there any site where I
could enter in my type of yarn and how much I have and they
would have a pattern for it?  Thanks! :D  06-19-2012, 04:49 PM
Yes it means the stitch pattern as cables pull in more and you
won't get the same number of sts per inch in stockinette as the
cable.  For the grandmother of all sites, join Ravelry. On the
advanced search for patterns you can enter the yardage and
either the weight or needle size you want to use and generally
there's several patterns that come up. Not all the patterns are
at the site, but some m