[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Getting gauge in crochet

[Danielle McCann]

Try using a smaller hook 

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> On Jan 26, 2020, at 9:05 AM, ReNae Anderson via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I’ve had a little trouble getting the exact gauge also, but finally have it. Instead of just adding single crochet’s at the end, could you add a single crochet‘s around the entire thing, making it a border?
> 
> Karyn ReNae Anderson
> 
>> On Jan 26, 2020, at 7:51 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm having a heck of a time getting gauge in crochet for my rectangles.  I
>> did a few rows yesterday and saw I was a half inch too wide, so I took out 3
>> stitches, 1 repeat, and then I was a half inch too narrow.  Gack.  Is it
>> kosher to work it an inch too narrow, then add a row of single crochet along
>> the side to make it big enough?  Or would that be weird?
>> 
>> I'd love any hints about how to get the right gauge without pulling out the
>> thing several times.  My best yarn is fuzzy, and doesn't pull out easily.
>> 
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
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