Cm

How-to Questions
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i have a book with patterns and all of it is in centimeters instead of inches. where or how can i find out the inches for these helpppppppppppppp thanks
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Here you go…

http://www.manuelsweb.com/in_cm.htm

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do you know if there is a book on cm and inches? looking it up can be a pain. thank you for all your help also its not accurate right?

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Do you have a tape measure with your knitting stuff? That’s what I usually use. I’m used to centimeters and inches, living in Canada does that to you, I guess!

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isn’t there a book out there with cm and inches?

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I’m not sure what you mean by a book, you can figure it out by hand (or a calculator)

[B][B][SIZE=+1][B]1 inches = 2.54 centimeters[/B][/SIZE][/B][/B]

This is how I would do it with out looking it up…

If it says 20 cm then…

[U]1[/U] = [U]2.54[/U]
x 20

so
2.54x = 20
x = 7.874 inches

so basicly divide the # of cm by 2.54…

Don’t know if that helps… I know I’m stragne algrabra made more sense to me than any other math…

What kind of book are you looking for?

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oh my goodness thanks for the info on the cm but if i had to do all that math i would have to go back to school. lolololol
i didn’t know if there was a book out there for metric etc. but that is ok i have been finding things online. thank you all for all your help maggie:)

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A lot of tape measures now have inches on one side and cm plus inches on the other, so you’d be able to see exactly what’s what. Take a look for them.

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Rulers also have multiple units marked. Dictionaries often have lists of conversions at the back. Here’s a thought - why not use a ruler or tape measure with centimetres marked and just measure as specified: If the book says 5 cm, just use the measure to see if you have 5 cm, rather than spending a lot of time and effort working out that 5 divided by 2.5 = 2?
You’d still have to look it up if you had a book right? It’s easier to remember that 1 inch = 2.5 cm and vv. If you struggle with maths, just remember that for every 10 cm = 4 inches. So calculate to the nearest 10 cm/4 inches, then work out how many inches for the last >10 cm - that’s how I do it.

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