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This is where making a gauge swatch comes in. The hook listed is a
suggestion but they should also list a gauge guide. You use the hook
that causes "your" crocheting to match the guide. If you are coming
out bigger, that means you need to go down a hook size. However, if
you like the density of what you are currently using, then it means
you need to alter the pattern. You would take out some repeats and
some increases/decreases to get the size you like.<br>
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Cindy<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/3/2025 9:03 AM, Tracy Carcione via
NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I was aiming
to crochet the medium-size hat, and I\u2019m using the hook size
the pattern says for that, but I\u2019m ending up with the large
size, which the pattern says I\u2019d get with a larger hook.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Does this
mean I\u2019m crocheting tight, or loose? Can I change that and
still use the same hook size?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I could go
down a hook size, but that would make the crocheting
tighter, right?, and it seems like a nice texture now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Crocheters,
please advise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tracy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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