crochet pattern help!

[titosmommy]

So I'm working on a hat for dh. The pattern says to crochet in front loops only. I was about 10 rounds in when I realized this. How much is that going to affect the outcome of the project? Also, I am at the point in the pattern where I am done increasing. At this moment the circumfrence of the hat is only 15 inches. Will it continue to get larger around, just by continuing on, or do I need to increase some more in the next few rounds? Thanks so much. :)

[titosmommy]

anyone? :D

[StumblinMama]

Here's a bump for you. I crochet, but I try not to do much explaining of patterns lest I confuse someone :giggle.

I can say that I've made the back loop/front loop only mistake before and IIRC it didn't make much of a difference as far as the fit. It just changed the look of the finished product.

[SilverMoon]

Front loop only crochet makes the garment a little more stretchy and flatter than a crochet garment through both loops. It shouldn't change the hat much, it's just a variation of what you've already done.

Now that you're no longer increasing the hat will get slightly larger before it evens out. Do you find it to be stretchy?

[titosmommy]

well, I went back an did front loops only. It is pretty stretchy. I went ahead and increased a little bit more, but I am hoping it will be large enough. We'll see! Thanks so much for the help. I guess I must crochet tight, because every patter for hat's I've had to increase some extra. This pattern doesn't have any gauge instructions. However, after a certain amount of rounds it's supposed to measure about an inch, and mine is just shy of it. So, I'm not sure why it seems so small.

[StumblinMama]

If you tend to crochet tight, then you can just go up a hook size :yes