Knitting Questions

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Hi.:grinning:I was wondering what does pi mean?:face_with_raised_eyebrow:

Also what does circumference ,diameter and height mean like for a hat for example?:thinking:
What does they mean when they say a multiple of 5 + 2" .?
Any help would be nice.
Thanks.

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Is it relation to gauge? It might be “per inch.” Usually it’s SPI which is stitches per inch.

Circumference is how big around the hat is. The average hat is probably 20-22". If you’re making up your own pattern measure the head and do a swatch to figure out your stitches per inch over 4 inches.

The 2 makes the pattern design work. So to calculate your cast on you’d only that the +2 once. Because it’s a multiple of 5 the cast on would be 5, 10, 15 etc and then add 2.

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Hi Jan.How does the 2 make the design work does a person have to use it?does the 2 mean 2 sts?What does a multiple of 5 mean?What does multiple of numbers mean?

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If you’re doing K2P2 on a flat piece it will be multiples of 4+2 so it will start with a K2 and end with a K2.

You don’t have to do anything but you can figure there’s a reason something is written as it is. You should know why you’re changing something before changing it.
For instance if you are changing a K2P2 flat piece to round you would leave off the +2 so it will flow into the beginning of the next round.

I don’t remember how I changed it but I had a continual cable panel that I changed to knit in the round so it is continual all around the sweater. I may have just taken off the +X or I may have cut some of the multiple to get where both sides would match up to each other. Then I used that multiple to come close to my sweater size. Then adjusted needle size to fine tune it.

Multiple is a math term. 12 is a multiple of 4, 4 multiplied 3 times is 12.

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As Mike said whether you add the +2 or not depends on the method of knitting and the pattern. If the pattern or stitch says to do that I wouldn’t change it unless you are also changing the method (IE from flat to in the round). If you’re a new knitter I suggest you stick to both the knitting method and pattern suggestions till you know what your’e doing so you’ll have less errors and frogging.

Also as Mike said multiples is a math term. A multiple of 5 is 5, 10, 15, 20 etc. A multiple of 7 is 7, 14, 21, etc.