Examples
Examples
Try the starting example
- Body-and-sleeve stitch budget
- 200
- Front share weight
- 1
- Back share weight
- 1
- Share weight for each sleeve
- 0.5
- Required repeat multiple
- 4
- Front stitches
- 64
- Back stitches
- 64
- Left sleeve stitches
- 32
- Right sleeve stitches
- 32
- Unallocated rounding remainder
- 8
Try another scenario
- Body-and-sleeve stitch budget
- 120
- Front share weight
- 1
- Back share weight
- 1
- Share weight for each sleeve
- 1
- Required repeat multiple
- 6
- Front stitches
- 30
- Back stitches
- 30
- Left sleeve stitches
- 30
- Right sleeve stitches
- 30
- Unallocated rounding remainder
- 0
Calculation method
Calculation method
Front stitches
Budget × front weight / total weight, rounded down to the repeat multiple.
Back stitches
Budget × back weight / total weight, rounded down to the repeat multiple.
Left sleeve stitches
Budget × one sleeve weight / total weight, rounded down to the repeat multiple.
Right sleeve stitches
Same share as the left sleeve.
Unallocated rounding remainder
Budget − all four rounded allocations; assign the remainder under your pattern rules.
Symbols and units
- a
- Body-and-sleeve stitch budget
- b
- Front share weight
- c
- Back share weight
- d
- Share weight for each sleeve
- e
- Required repeat multiple
Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.
Assumptions & limits
Assumptions & limits
- An allocation worksheet, not a sweater pattern. The entered budget covers the four requested sections; neckline, raglan and edge stitches must already be accounted for. Both sleeves use the same weight. Remainders are shown rather than silently assigned.
Are these inputs private?
These calculations run in your browser. A shared link contains the values you choose to share. Only questions submitted to the separate AI finder are sent to OpenAI.
Further reading
OpenStax: arithmetic and geometry ↗
Background reading; this does not imply endorsement or independent review of SumFizz.