Time to Knit (T2K)

Name: Time to Knit (T2K)
Brand: Jill Wolcott Knits Pattern Tailor
SKU: PTT2K-0042025-1
Availability: InStock

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Description

Planning your Time to Knit (T2K) can result in more knits! Cast on as many projects as you like, but when you calculate how much of your time you will need to get across the finish line, you are more likely to stick to your plan.

You can use the T2K information to make sure you have the time to knit. This will increase your knitting satisfaction, and your finished object numbers. It is often the impetus I need to press forward on a project.

Read this blog about time and planning and this one about decision-making.

Information for Time to Knit (T2K)

Collecting the information for Time to Knit (T2K):

Your project to record how long it takes to knit rows/rounds.
A stopwatch (your phone!).
The T2K Input Sheet and the T2K User Guide.

As you are ready to begin knitting, start your stopwatch at the beginning of a row/round. Knit at least 1 full row/round. If you are working a pattern, it is best to work a full repeat or several rows of your pattern. This will take into account variations in knitting speed as you work across rows/rounds. I find that I am a little slow as I begin, then I forget I’m timing myself and my speed returns to normal. Don’t worry about needing to undo a stitch or two and rework them, that is part of knitting!

After you stop the timing, write down the nearest number. If I record 8 minutes and 15 seconds, I might round up to 9 minutes, because that takes into account unexpected things.
Write down how many rows/rounds you worked in that time.
Fill out your Input sheet and go to the Pattern Tailor to get your answers! Look here for some help with fractional numbers?

Read more in the Time to Knit (T2K) Pattern Tailor tab for answers to some of your potential questions.

Want to look at the Input Sheet or User Guide?

Sizes	n/a
Gauge	n/a
Needles	n/a
Supplies	User Guide Output Sheet Stopwatch
Yarn	n/a
As Shown	Stopwatch for timing 4 rounds of a project with 104 stitches, on US size 4[3.5mm] needles. Total time should be rounded to 15 minutes.

Techniques Used

wet block
gauge

Pattern Tailor

For the Pattern Tailor to give you great outputs, you need to feed it data. Take a look at the Output sheet, and let me address what I think may not be readily clear.

The Outputs are the first four Items on the page: There may be more information than you want, but I like being able to answer questions, even questions not yet asked.

Defining your session is important. It doesn’t have to be that you are sitting and knitting, but that you might get that much time over the course of a day to work on that project. But don’t overestimate. Overestimating our pace is the killer of all good plans. Be honest; once you give up preconceptions, you will get more done.

Here are a some interesting things.

I ask for number of stitches because you may at some point be using the same yarn, or similar stitch pattern, or same size garment, and this allows you to build a database of knowledge.
Recording needle size gives interesting information you can access later.

I think Q14 is the one that is most likely to have a question. Go to the User Guide!

Coming soon!

How Much Yarn Do I Need For? At this time (4.11.2025) these links are to the techniques, not the calculators.

Why In The Pattern Tailor?

Calculators are being made available as a product because that is how the Pattern Tailor functions on my website because it is more efficient for me to have my “calculators” all in one place. The benefit to you as a “purchaser” (these are all no cost) is that if/when there is an update or addition you will be notified. If you love a good calculator, be sure to sign up for the Inside Scoop and subscribe to my blog on Substack so you are always up to date.