Knitting

Stitch Length & Course Length Estimator

Stitch length is the master variable in knitting. Everything else follows from it.

Course Measurement Unravelled sample
mm
no.
Yarn For tightness factor
Ne

Stitch Length

— mm

Yarn consumed by a single loop

Derived Quality

Tightness Factor (K)
—
Yarn Linear Density
— tex
Course Length
— m
Yarn Mass per Course
— g

Single jersey normally sits at K = 1.4-1.5. Below 1.3 the fabric is slack and unstable; above 1.6 it knits hard and drops in productivity.

Stitch Length & Course Length Estimator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.