ARGH! I know better!

[Yammy]

Ok, so hubby decided he wants me to please make him a hat. A hat with ear flaps and a brim. Ok, I can do that, I even have yarn on hand that he picked out himself, (Walnut wool-ease) and I found the Deer Stalker pattern. He said yep, that's what I want.

 

So, I looked at the pattern, size g hook, check, worsted weight yarn, check.

I start going to town on this hat for him. As I'm working on it, it seems a bit strange and I just can't imagine how it's going to come together and fit his rather large head. I keep working, I'm FOLLOWING the pattern right? I have the right size hook and yarn... should be no problem.

 

Well, you guessed it, I didn't check the gauge. This hat will maybe fit a child Guess you all know what I'll be doing tonight.

[Crocus58]

Oh man - I hate it when that happens (and since I rarely check gauge - I'm much to excited about the project to do that!) it happens to me a lot

[Krystal16]

OH (FROG) IT!!!! You poor thing you! I don't mess with gauge, that's why I stick with afghans. A little big or small and it's no big deal!

[froggy]

I am sorry you'll be "frogging" but, I love the picture!

[CrazeeMoi]

lmao love how you did that lol

[Hellbo]

Bummer!

[Debbi-a1]

I don't check guage either so I either frog or toss... I hate when it happens too...

[Adreeyen]

I tend to always use the same yarns so I "KNOW" my gauge, right? Yeah. Right.

 

I wish everyone crocheted the same as me!

 

Ribbit,

Adrienne

[Yammy]

Well the good news is, I figured out how to get 'gauge'... I grabbed another complimentary yarn, so I'm using doubled worsted weight and a J hook and we got caught in a few traffic jams today between jobs so it's in progress and looking much better

 

Patterns LIE!!!!! They LIE I tell you!

[CurlyBrunette]

 

Patterns LIE!!!!! They LIE I tell you!

 

So true, so true!

[Homebody]

Love the frog! I bet hubby will appreciate his hat all the more! If the gauge didn't work out right, I figure the pattern was off! It couldn't be me, could it?

[anu_paradox]

Love the frog! I bet hubby will appreciate his hat all the more! If the gauge didn't work out right, I figure the pattern was off! It couldn't be me, could it?

Of course not. Us crocheters always have perfect stitches and tension.

[funkyreporter]

Yeah, I'm one of those that subscribe to "gauge? what gauge? I don't need no stinking gauge!!!" I've also reached a high level of proficiency at frogging! In fact, my time is almost equally split between crocheting, frogging, and untangling the mess from having frogged. With the time I spend looking at patterns in books and on-line, looking at yarns and hanging out on crochetville, I get very little actual crocheting done...

[Yammy]

Paulette,

Yep, I hear ya. I often don't check gauge but I usually do check what size yarn and hook they were using, which usually will get me pretty close. I don't crochet super tight or loose. I think the wool ease isn't a true worsted weight, maybe a DK weight. The hat is almost done and I like it better with the doubled yarn and his head is kinda big, so it's working out.

[sakurasaku]

Nice frog.

 

You get to crochet more when you frog more...