Re: gauge question
Sounds like you might have gotten your needle too small if the fabric is stiff. Do you know if you tend to be tight or loose knitter? Did you wash your swatch? Did you like how the fabric looked/felt on a bigger needle?
I very rarely swatch unless it is very size sensitive or may knit a portion then measure my swatch from the actual item. I found a link once on adjusting your pattern for the gauge you got. I can try to find it for you if you want.
The sweater I am working on right now, I changed needle sizes to make a fabric I liked, but the gauge was different, so I adjusted the number of stitches to adjust for my actual gauge. Hth
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