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>>I'm trying to make hats, but I'm having some trouble. >>They're suppose to fit a 22"-23" head, finished >>circumference 21". But it always ends up too small. >>I have done the gauge, used a bigger hook but it still >>comes out too small. The directions tell you to Ch 4 >>and join with a sl st to form ring, would it help to >>maybe chain more and then proceed from there to make >>it larger. I can't seem to get it right. Thanks! > >Making the beginning loop larger won't do it. It >depends on the amount of stitches you end up with. >You could possible add a couple of stitches along the >way. If the pattern has 99 stitches on the last row, >then possibly adding another stitch per row on just a >few of the rows then that might help. I think, >however, the best thing is to use a hook 1 or 2 sizes >larger than the pattern calls for.

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