Differing row gauges... will this be a problem?
So I'm planning to make the Dragon Scale Gauntlets. (Some of you may remember my earlier post with a couple of questions about the pattern.) I haven't even started the actual gauntlets yet and I'm already having problems!
My issue is this:
I made two gauge swatches, one for the p2k2 ribbing and one for the chart. My gauge on the first came out to 6.4 rows/inch; on the second it was 7.4 rows/inch. I was hoping that this wouldn't be problematic, but when I did the calculations I found that this would mean that the ribbing section of the gauntlets will come out to be 15" long while the charted section will come out to be 13". I'm worried that this difference in gauges will make the gauntlets look puckered or otherwise weird, since the chart is on half of the tube and the ribbing makes up the other half.
My questions are:
1) Am I right in thinking that differences in row gauge between the two halves of the gauntlet will make the fabric look strange?
2) If I am right, can I do anything to fix it?
I suppose I could just give it a try and see what happens, but I'd rather not have to rip out a few inches of knitting if I could have known in advance that it wouldn't work.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
My issue is this:
I made two gauge swatches, one for the p2k2 ribbing and one for the chart. My gauge on the first came out to 6.4 rows/inch; on the second it was 7.4 rows/inch. I was hoping that this wouldn't be problematic, but when I did the calculations I found that this would mean that the ribbing section of the gauntlets will come out to be 15" long while the charted section will come out to be 13". I'm worried that this difference in gauges will make the gauntlets look puckered or otherwise weird, since the chart is on half of the tube and the ribbing makes up the other half.
My questions are:
1) Am I right in thinking that differences in row gauge between the two halves of the gauntlet will make the fabric look strange?
2) If I am right, can I do anything to fix it?
I suppose I could just give it a try and see what happens, but I'd rather not have to rip out a few inches of knitting if I could have known in advance that it wouldn't work.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!