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Alex on June 3, 2020 at 3:19 PM

Hi! I love this pattern and I was wondering if I could make it using Lionbrand Rewind yarn. Its a super light weight, kind of bulky tape-style yarn. Do you think I would have to make many adjustments?

Thank you!
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- Yay for Yarn on June 4, 2020 at 10:33 AM
  
  Hi! If you want to make this hat with Rewind yarn, which is a #5 Bulky weight, you will have to make a slight adjustment. This pattern calls for #4 Medium / Worsted weight yarn, which is not as thick as the #5 Bulky Rewind yarn. If you use the bulky yarn without adjustment to the pattern, the hat will come out too large. So to use the bulky yarn, you’ll need to choose a smaller size to make. I would recommend making a gauge swatch, preferably in the round, with your bulky yarn. The swatch would need to be worked in the round as a tube, yet wide enough that you can measure the gauge with the tube laying flat. The pattern calls for 18 single crochets in 4″. Choose a hook size that creates a rather dense, slightly-tighter-than-normal fabric, and make a tube in single crochet that, when it lays flat, is at least 4″ wide. Then, measure your gauge to see how many stitches you have in 4″. Divide the number of stitches you have in 4″ by 4, to get the number of stitches per inch. (This may not be a whole number, and that is okay.) Multiply the number of stitches per inch by the number of inches that you want your hat to measure around (finished hat circumference, see sizing section of the pattern to determine how large the finished hat needs to be). Then, you will have the approximate total number of stitches needed in the Body of Hat section. Read through that part of the pattern, and find the size that has the number of stitches in the Body of Hat that most closely matches your approximate stitch count. That will help you know which size to make. You can then follow the pattern according to the instructions for that size (the size you’ll need to make will likely be a smaller size in the pattern than what you want the finished hat to be, but since the yarn is thicker, it will come out larger than the pattern instructions say). Since you will have already determined the approximate finished size of the hat that you would get if you followed those instructions, the hat will come out pretty close to the finished size you are looking for. I hope this helps!
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ER on July 29, 2019 at 1:14 AM

If I add one more row to make the pattern size to adult extra large (102 sts). How do I adjust the stitch increases when I get to the brim? Thank you for sharing your beautiful hat pattern!
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- Yay for Yarn on July 30, 2019 at 3:07 PM
  
  Hi! If you’re adding another round of increases to the crown, then when you begin the brim, you’ll need to start by working Round 26 in FLO, then continue working following rounds, stopping after you’ve finished round 42. I hope this helps!
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Heather on June 30, 2019 at 2:24 PM

Im having trouble getting gauge mine is coming out to 7 inches evem went down to 4mm hook and still 5 and half inches any help would be greatly appreatied
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- Yay for Yarn on July 1, 2019 at 12:05 PM
  
  Hi Heather! The correct gauge for this pattern is 18 stitches in 4 inches. Please make sure you are using a yarn that is #4 Worsted Weight. If the yarn you have is a different weight (thickness), that can mess up the gauge. If you are using a worsted weight yarn, and the gauge is still too large even after changing to a smaller hook, you may just be a loose crocheter. The tension of the yarn is controlled by how the yarn runs through your hand. Perhaps trying a different way of wrapping / weaving the yarn through your fingers can help make your gauge tighter. I hope this helps, and please let me know if you have any more questions!
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