GAUGING A SWATCH

This is going to be short and to the point:
When making a gauge it's important that you gauge with the same needles that you are going to knit with or crochet.
Why? Remember a few blogs ago, where I stated that you can't start knitting with brand X and change to brand Y? The same holds true for a gauge. If you're knitting or crocheting with brand X, then you CAN'T gauge with brand Y because they happen to be available to you at the time. If you're at a shop and you're going to use the shop's needles or hook, just make sure they are the same needles or hook you're going to stitch with!!! The difference between brands may be minimal, but it may be a difference of a half of a stitch which may throw your whole gauge off!!
Just be careful!!!!!
HAPPY STITCHING, my friends!!