r/crochetpatterns • u/CompetitiveHawk3303 • 19h ago
Pattern help Why did @MyChickenPatterns egg apron turn out the wrong size? Is this pattern written using AI?
Hi, I’m currently working on a commission for a friend. They specifically chose & purchased the pattern for me to use. The pattern has no gauge and never states how big the project is supposed to turn out, only that it requires a 3mm and 100% cotton yarn meant for a 3mm hook. I used a 3.75mm hook because after trying with a 3mm i realized it was going to be wayyyy too small and was honestly shocked that the pattern suggested it. i continued with the 3.75mm hook (i also used i love this cotton yarn which is medium 4 weight & calls for a 5.5mm hook) , measuring each piece along the way, and i figured 5in for a square and 4in for a chicken pocket would be a good size to fit eggs. well… i finished everything, now i only have to sew it all together, and the pockets DO NOT FIT eggs into them ): to be fair i am using supermarket eggs to test, not fresh backyard chicken eggs, but still. i can squeeze them into the pocket and then struggle to get them out, but they’re not at all loose or comfortable fit like in the pattern pictures. is this pattern AI? could it ever possibly be the right size with a 3mm hook and light/fine yarn? i know the solution is to probably just remake them with a bigger hook, but i’m still so confused as to how the pattern maker could have possibly made the size shown in their photos using a 3mm hook and fine cotton yarn…
(note: after finding their etsy page their photos all look like AI, so i suspect the patterns themselves may also be AI, but they specify in the description that they did not use AI at all, and they have good reviews! so whatever that means)