How to figure out the number of co sts

How-to Questions
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Hi everyone…The good news is I finished my first sock…the bad news is it took sooo long that I forgot what pat I used…I kinda fluffed around with a few at the beg, then used Silver’s…here’s the question: Is there a way to “count” your co sts after your project is done??? The cuff /ribbing on the top looks to me like a 1x1 rib, when I count them it looks like 40 sts…but it’s just not working out to be a big enough opening…OMG how will I ever make a matching one???

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Don’t count the cast on, try the sts on the first round. Or count the purl st ribs and multiply by 2, just be sure to mark where you start.

3

Thank you…Just count the purls? Not the V’s??? The purls look like 2 but the v’s look like just one:?? Yikes…

4

Well if it’s 1x1 you can count either one and double the number; sometimes it’s easier to count the purls because they ‘sink’ under the knits. Or you can count all of them.

5

Thanks Sue, you’re right…I pulled out the “sample sock” I completed (North Country Cotton Baby Sock)and that one is 2x2…counted the bumps x 2 and it came out exact…so the adult one I finished was 1x1…counted each st and got my number:hug: