Frogging a bit more

Quick update on the Crocus project!

After writing yesterday's blog post I decided to spend some time knitting a swatch and getting actual measurements. I knit some 60 stitches in the round with a magic loop and was reminded again how much I hate magic loop.
Although the row gauge is still all over the place, I can conclude the following for BC Lino and my hand of knitting:
2.75 mm: 23 sts per 10 cm
3 mm: 22 sts per 10 cm
3.5 mm: 19 sts per 10 cm

Row gauge is tentatively set at 40 rows per 10 centimeters (my swatch was probably too small to measure accurately):
2.75 mm: 37 rows per 10 cm
3 mm : 40 rows per 10 cm
3.5 mm: 31 rows per 10 cm.

The smaller needles mean more stitches to get to ten centimeters and if I had a 3.25 mm needle, I would probably be spot on gauge for this pattern. Crocus calls for 21 sts per 10 centimeter. It's lovely to see how slight the changes are between needles and it's encouraging to get closer and closer to the given gauge.

I'm going to frog until the end of the lace part and re-calculate how many stitches I will need now. I will not fit in the official sizes because I'm off-gauge by a bit. (I need more stitches for 10 centimeters, so my shirt will be too small).

I am not disappointed. More fun with the yarn!