I have never crocheted a hat that only called for 29 stitches but there again it also calls for a size "P" crochet hook, the hat itself looks awful small for an adult head size? might fit a "preemie"....I'd double your base stitches and do it over..but that's just me. Good Luck.

sorry if this appears i posted twice. i didnt see my question back to you so i am typing it again.

do you mean when i do the first stitches to double the first set of 29?

Yes, because it just seems too small and not enough stitches for an opening for a hat. The hat in the picture looks really small.

The gauge they give is 6 stitches equals 4". Those are really BIG stitches with big yarn and a whopper sized P hook. What does yours measure over 6 stitches?

just made a chemo hat to fit me using sport weight yarn and an N size hook. There are 54 stitches around the widest part of the cap.

I just went back to the website. This pattern calls for Wool Ease THICK AND QUICK yarn, which is WAY thicker than regular Wool-Ease. Did you use the thinner yarn? That would make all the difference.

I think I've seen this hat in the pile of donated hats at the hospital and it is VERY stretchy, enough to fit a kid or an adult.

-Babka