Work out knitting gauge instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Gauge is scaled to a 10 cm basis by dividing the stitches counted by the measured width and multiplying by ten, then compared with the pattern figure. Two stitches per 10 cm off compounds to several centimetres across a garment body, which is why swatching is non-negotiable for anything fitted.
Your gauge
stitches per 10 cm = stitches counted x 10 / width measured in cm
Width error
error % = (pattern gauge - your gauge) / your gauge x 100
stitches per 10 cm = stitches counted x 10 / width measured in cm. Gauge is scaled to a 10 cm basis by dividing the stitches counted by the measured width and multiplying by ten, then compared with the pattern figure.
Two stitches per 10 cm off compounds to several centimetres across a garment body, which is why swatching is non-negotiable for anything fitted.
Enter stitches you counted, over this width, pattern gauge per 10 cm. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.