Advice on guage instructions: Little Darling Hat by Karin Fernandes

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So am about to start this lovely pattern (ittle Darling Hat by Karin Fernandes) but not sure I understand the guage instructions:

'TENSION

5 1/2 (5.5) stitches and 11 rows = 1 inch in garter stitch using 4mm (US 6) needles …’

I just would like to know what 5 and a half stitches equates to for my guage swatch. How many stitches should I knit across in order to measure..

Thank you for looking

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https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-darling-hat-2

Indeed a darling hat. The gauge is 22sts/4inches in garter stitch. You could cast on 30sts and measure over the middle 4 inches.

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That’s brilliant. I’ve never seen it written like that

So helpful

Francesca

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Would you know and by how many rows?

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About 50 rows should give you a bit more than 4 inches. That way you can measure row gauge on the middle 4 inches of the swatch.
Stitch gauge looks like it’s going to be more important for this hat so you may not need so many rows. As you knit the hat you may need more rows to reach a given measurement and more than likely the pattern will give you a measurement rather than a row number.

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Thank you

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I would say 22 stitches and 44 rows in garter stitch = 4 inches in garter stitch

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That’s indeed the pattern gauge. Add some sts and rows for the gauge swatch so you can measure over the middle 4 inches. That’ll give you a good idea of the gauge.
Since this is a small hat, the op might just start knitting the hat and see what gauge the hat measures, then adjust from there.

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Thank you!

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