Originally Posted by Jan in CA
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The vast majority of hats I make I use US 7 needles, worsted weight yarn and I cast on between 72-80 stitches. Obviously that can change if I use a different weight yarn. That's why I asked about specifics as well.
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Which only underscores the point about different folks having different gauges. When I made the Raspberry Beret, the band was 74 sts... on
US 9 needles and
two strands of worsted weight yarn. Which gave me about a 22" circumference. (Yeah, my stitches were... ahem... a little tight.)