GAUGE

= needles per inch

• 1 inch = 2,54 cm

• Gauge options dependent on manufacturer

• Industrial gauges: 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 9, 7, 5, 3, 1.5

• Multigauge

TENSION

= stitch density

• Stability garment

• Stitch density = number of stitches x number of rows