How Many Loops ?

[Robie_n 10]

How many meshes do you's put per row with a 2.5 inch board please ? Going to have another go at a longnet :-)?

[bobcullen79 1,495]

14 or 15 meshes deep is the usual number.

[Tiercel 6,986]

How many meshes do you's put per row with a 2.5 inch board please ? Going to have another go at a longnet :-)?

Are you going to use the net for hares? As a 5" mesh is too large for rabbits. I use a 2 1/8th board to give a 41/4 inch mesh and do the net 14 meshes deep+ 2 half selvedge meshes = 15 meshes deep net. 15 x 4.25" = 63.75".

 

In truth anything around a 60" drop is fine. so if you were using a 4.5" full mesh divide 60 by 4.5 gives you 13.3 full meshes, so 13 would be fine, that would be 12 meshes for the body of the net and 2 half selvedge meshes giving you your 13 meshes deep.

 

TC

[bobcullen79 1,495]

 

How many meshes do you's put per row with a 2.5 inch board please ? Going to have another go at a longnet :-)?

Are you going to use the net for hares? As a 5" mesh is too large for rabbits. I use a 2 1/8th board to give a 41/4 inch mesh and do the net 14 meshes deep+ 2 half selvedge meshes = 15 meshes deep net. 15 x 4.25" = 63.75".

 

In truth anything around a 60" drop is fine. so if you were using a 4.5" full mesh divide 60 by 4.5 gives you 13.3 full meshes, so 13 would be fine, that would be 12 meshes for the body of the net and 2 half selvedge meshes giving you your 13 meshes deep.

 

TC

 

Ha ha ha, D`you know Tc, I thought that, and even had a quick squizz at the numbers Ive scribbled on my twine dispenser.. I had a mate round for a drink and didnt fire my brain up..

 

Edited to say my math is shite. And Im nowhere near net ninja status. I wouldnt even dare do the math on pin size X net depth X net length..

[Tiercel 6,986]

 

 

How many meshes do you's put per row with a 2.5 inch board please ? Going to have another go at a longnet :-)?

Are you going to use the net for hares? As a 5" mesh is too large for rabbits. I use a 2 1/8th board to give a 41/4 inch mesh and do the net 14 meshes deep+ 2 half selvedge meshes = 15 meshes deep net. 15 x 4.25" = 63.75".

 

In truth anything around a 60" drop is fine. so if you were using a 4.5" full mesh divide 60 by 4.5 gives you 13.3 full meshes, so 13 would be fine, that would be 12 meshes for the body of the net and 2 half selvedge meshes giving you your 13 meshes deep.

 

TC

 

Ha ha ha, D`you know Tc, I thought that, and even had a quick squizz at the numbers Ive scribbled on my twine dispenser.. I had a mate round for a drink and didnt fire my brain up..

 

Edited to say my math is shite. And Im nowhere near net ninja status. I wouldnt even dare do the math on pin size X net depth X net length..

 

Calculator every pc has one

 

TC

[Robie_n 10]

Lol even dafter question I made a net I thought 17meshes I a row with the 2 1/4" board (same one I use for purse nets) got to 4 foot long before I took it off the anchor to check it and it seems really narrow, is 17 meshes the equivalent of 34 loops on the board?! Black magic this long net business hats off to you's lol

[Robie_n 10]

 

 

How many meshes do you's put per row with a 2.5 inch board please ? Going to have another go at a longnet :-)?

Are you going to use the net for hares? As a 5" mesh is too large for rabbits. I use a 2 1/8th board to give a 41/4 inch mesh and do the net 14 meshes deep+ 2 half selvedge meshes = 15 meshes deep net. 15 x 4.25" = 63.75".

 

In truth anything around a 60" drop is fine. so if you were using a 4.5" full mesh divide 60 by 4.5 gives you 13.3 full meshes, so 13 would be fine, that would be 12 meshes for the body of the net and 2 half selvedge meshes giving you your 13 meshes deep.

 

TC

sorry it's just for rabbits when ferreting mate :-). To get the 4.5 inch mesh is that a 2.1/4 inch board with 24 loops giving 12 meshes when off the board?

[Tiercel 6,986]

When you do the second row of half meshes you will have 1 full mesh 3rd row 1.5 meshes 4th row 2 meshes. Say you were making a 5 yard stop net in 4.5" mesh 2.25" board. you would start with 12 loops on the board and every 16 rows 8 meshes you would have a stretched yard of net.

 

Most nets are what is known as rigged by halves, that is the finished net is half it's stretched length. If the net is to be 5 yards finished length that means it will be 10 yards stretched length 160 rows meshes long. When knitting the net is does seem as if there are not enough meshes to get the depth needed but there are trust me. Once you have your desired length of netting you then run a line through one edge of the net to add your selvedge half meshes. Once that line is through the side meshes of the net then the depth of the net becomes apparent.

 

 

TC

[Robie_n 10]

When you do the second row of half meshes you will have 1 full mesh 3rd row 1.5 meshes 4th row 2 meshes. Say you were making a 5 yard stop net in 4.5" mesh 2.25" board. you would start with 12 loops on the board and every 16 rows 8 meshes you would have a stretched yard of net.

 

Most nets are what is known as rigged by halves, that is the finished net is half it's stretched length. If the net is to be 5 yards finished length that means it will be 10 yards stretched length 160 rows meshes long. When knitting the net is does seem as if there are not enough meshes to get the depth needed but there are trust me. Once you have your desired length of netting you then run a line through one edge of the net to add your selvedge half meshes. Once that line is through the side meshes of the net then the depth of the net becomes apparent.

 

 

TC

thanks mate it makes sense now I didn't realise each row was half a mesh in length and 2 rows make a mesh. :-D