I am making a blanket for myself. I am now making a cathedral cable block for my blanket. It has like 98 rows and 72 stitches and so everything else would have to be a multiple of something that divides evenly into 98 and 72. It will go in the center of the blanket. I am on the 3rd or 4th row. Here is a link to the pattern: http://www.knittingfool.com/StitchIndex/StitchDetail.aspx?StitchID=2235 :knitting:
It would be nice if somebody could give me a list of all the factors of 72 and all the factors of 98 so that I can cast on multiples of a factor of 72 and if it is not a factor and it has a +x then I can multiply the multiple by a number that will get me close enough to it that when I add x stitches it will be 72. This would also help me with the row count. What do they mean when they say (multiples of x rows) + y rows? is it the same idea as (multiples of x stitches) + y stitches
I can’t get your link to work. I think that perhaps more important than the number of rows and stitches is the measurement in inches of the width and length of the block. If this is a blanket with multiple pattern blocks, the different patterns may give different measurements even for the same number of rows and stitches. Cables will pull in the stitches and shorten the width compared to stockinette, for example.
I have noticed that after I bind off the gauge changes and the whole thing stretches like 6 inches stretching to 7 or 8 inches. Why is this? Why is it that it is the size I want on the needles but after I bind off it stretches 1 or 2 inches? and how would I measure the gauge of a cable because there the gauge changes with were you put your knitting gauge. It may be 5 or 4 possibly 6 sts per inch but with the cable it would be more when you put it on the cable.
this should work: http://www.knittingfool.com/StitchIndex/StitchDetail.aspx?StitchID=2235
and the link up top did not work because I tried putting in a smiley and that smiley got integrated into the link.
The prime factorizations of the two numbers are:
72 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 (sorry; can’t use exponents in phpbb text-based language). This can also be expressed as 8 x 9, to help visualization.
98 = 2 x 7 x 7. Alternate expression: 2 x 49.
The only common factor, then, that 72 and 98 have in common is 2. Too bad you’re not looking for factors in common for 72 and 9[B]6[/B]…that would be wonderful!
Yes but I want all the factors of 72 and 98 not just prime factors
Have fun. That’s all way past me.
:roflhard: :roflhard: :roflhard:
On a serious note, Caters, that is a beautiful panel!
98 rows and 72 stitches, what is the weight of yarn are the size of needles you are using? What size of blanket are you planning on making?
I am using worsted weight yarn and size US 8 needles. I am planning on making 25 or 30 blocks for the blanket each a different color and type of cable. Tell me. Which of these multiples in the cast on will work for 72 stitches cast on without too little or too much. I want to know because if at all I want to avoid doing garter. I mean it frames it but if I do garter it has to be on the outside. Here is the list of multiples: 1, 1+1, 1+5, 2, 2+1, 2+2, 2+3, 2+4, 3, 3+1, 3+2, 3+3, 3+4, 3+8, 4, 4+1, 4+2, 4+3, 4+4, 4+5, 5, 5+1, 5+2, 5+3, 5+4, 6, 6+1, 6+2, 6+3, 6+4, 6+5, 6+7, 6+8, 7, 7+1, 7+2, 7+3, 7+4, 7+5, 7+6, 7+8, 8, 8+1, 8+2, 8+3, 8+4, 8+5, 8+6, 8+7, 8+9, 8+10, 9, 9+1, 9+2, 9+3, 9+4, 9+5, 9+6, 10, 10+1, 10+2, 10+3, 10+4, 10+5, 10+6, 10+7, 10+8, 10+9, 10+10, 10+11, 11
11 + 1
11 + 2
11 + 3
11 + 5
11 + 6
11 + 7
11 + 12
12
12 + 1
12 + 2
12 + 3
12 + 4
12 + 5
12 + 6
12 + 7
12 + 8
12 + 9
12 + 10
12 + 11
12 + 13
13
13 + 1
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13 + 4
13 + 5
13 + 10
13 + 12
14
14 + 1
14 + 2
14 + 3
14 + 4
14 + 5
14 + 7
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14 + 9
14 + 10
14 + 12
14 + 13
14 + 15
15
15 + 1
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15 + 7
16
16 + 1
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16 + 14
17
17 + 1
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17 + 3
17 + 4
18
18 + 1
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18 + 3
18 + 4
18 + 5
18 + 6
18 + 9
18 + 10
19
19 + 2
19 + 6
20
20 + 1
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20 + 4
20 + 5
20 + 10
20 + 11
21
21 + 3
22
22 + 1
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22 + 5
22 + 7
22 + 11
22 + 12
23
23 + 2
24
24 + 1
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24 + 3
24 + 5
24 + 14
25
26
26 + 1
26 + 2
26 + 3
26 + 27
27
27 + 2
28
28 + 1
28 + 2
28 + 12
29
30
30 + 2
30 + 3
30 + 5
31
32
32 + 3
32 + 4
33
33 + 2
34 + 2
35
36
36 + 2
37
38
39
40
40 + 1
49
54 + 2
55 + 2
Which of those out of all those multiples would work for 72 stitches? In other words which multiples would give you 72 with a certain number of repeats? I know that you are going to have to do a lot of multiplication and addition but you can do it. I don’t know how long and wide it will be. After you figure that out we will have to consider repeats of rows and see which ones will give you 98 rows.
I am using blue yarn for the Cathedral Cable block I am working on right now. It is kind of a medium light blue.
So you’re going to knit repeats of the cathedral cable block for the blanket? That’ll be gorgeous.
The cast on will depend on the gauge (measure it slightly stretched over the pattern. Yes, this isn’t precise, but it’ll be close) and depend on the size blanket you want. For 5 blocks wide you would cast on 72x5=360sts; for 6 blocks, 432sts; for 7 blocks, 504sts and so on.
Again, depending on the row gauge, for 5 blocks in length, 98x5=490 rows; for 6 blocks, 588 rows. Better yet, knit until the end of a repeat block and measure how long the blanket is, then figure out if you want another tier of blocks.
Hi Caters! I don’t know that you’re going to find anyone here that will put in the time to do all this math for you 
I’d rather be :knitting: myself.
You mentioned that you want to combine a number of cable patterns for your blanket, I found a beautiful throw on ravelry.com:
Is it possible that the design of this throw in some way be translated to what you have in mind that you are wanting to knit?
I am not going to knit repeats of the Cathedral cable block. Each Block Is Going To Be a Different Cable with a cast on multiple that = 72 with a certain number of repeats. the repeats are not of the cathedral cable they are of the cable patterns in the other blocks so that I have 72 stitches per block and no that blanket while it is modular(several blocks joined together) it is not what I imagined my blanket would be. also I really want an answer to all these cast on multiples because that will help me narrow down the cables I can make. So will anybody do the multiplication of x(the number before the plus) and the addition of y(the number after the plus)? I will try to do the multiplication of x and the addition of y myself.
The number are small enough to easily work out all factors. For each number, Start with 1, then divide by 2, then by 3, etc. if it doesn’t divide evenly, it’s not a factor, and you can skip to the next number… They will eventually start duplicating, ie 2x36 = 36x2, so you don’t have to work it twice. It’s longer, but easier. HTH
I was just curious, Cater. For your avatar you have an animal cell pictured. Do you work in the sciences or with animals?
I learn science
Here is the list of all the multiples: 1, 1+1, 1+5, 2, 2+1, 2+2, 2+3, 2+4, 3, 3+1, 3+2, 3+3, 3+4, 3+8, 4, 4+1, 4+2, 4+3, 4+4, 4+5, 5, 5+1, 5+2, 5+3, 5+4, 6, 6+1, 6+2, 6+3, 6+4, 6+5, 6+7, 6+8, 7, 7+1, 7+2, 7+3, 7+4, 7+5, 7+6, 7+8, 8, 8+1, 8+2, 8+3, 8+4, 8+5, 8+6, 8+7, 8+9, 8+10, 9, 9+1, 9+2, 9+3, 9+4, 9+5, 9+6, 10, 10+1, 10+2, 10+3, 10+4, 10+5, 10+6, 10+7, 10+8, 10+9, 10+10, 10+11, 11
11 + 1
11 + 2
11 + 3
11 + 5
11 + 6
11 + 7
11 + 12
12
12 + 1
12 + 2
12 + 3
12 + 4
12 + 5
12 + 6
12 + 7
12 + 8
12 + 9
12 + 10
12 + 11
12 + 13
13
13 + 1
13 + 2
13 + 3
13 + 4
13 + 5
13 + 10
13 + 12
14
14 + 1
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14 + 3
14 + 4
14 + 5
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14 + 9
14 + 10
14 + 12
14 + 13
14 + 15
15
15 + 1
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15 + 5
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15 + 7
16
16 + 1
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16 + 14
17
17 + 1
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17 + 3
17 + 4
18
18 + 1
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18 + 3
18 + 4
18 + 5
18 + 6
18 + 9
18 + 10
19
19 + 2
19 + 6
20
20 + 1
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20 + 3
20 + 4
20 + 5
20 + 10
20 + 11
21
21 + 3
22
22 + 1
22 + 2
22 + 3
22 + 4
22 + 5
22 + 7
22 + 11
22 + 12
23
23 + 2
24
24 + 1
24 + 2
24 + 3
24 + 5
24 + 14
25
26
26 + 1
26 + 2
26 + 3
26 + 27
27
27 + 2
28
28 + 1
28 + 2
28 + 12
29
30
30 + 2
30 + 3
30 + 5
31
32
32 + 3
32 + 4
33
33 + 2
34 + 2
35
36
36 + 2
37
38
39
40
40 + 1
49
54 + 2
55 + 2
Now I will narrow it down to the multiples that will give me 72. :think:
:figureditout:
Here are the multiples that work:
1, 1+1, 1+5, 2, 2+2, 2+4, 3, 3+3, 4, 4+4, 5+2, 6, 7+2, 8, 9, 10+2, 11+6, 12, 14+2, 16+8, 18, 24, 36,
now we need to look at the row counts and see which ones will work for 98 rows. Also if you find any of the other x+y multiples to work for 72 stitches with no garter please tell me.