Measuring gauge for 1x1 rib

[afuna]

I'm trying to figure out how to measure gauge for 1x1 rib, and I'm running into issues figuring out what to do with the stretch. Should I measure it stretched, compacted, or loosely together on the needle?

If it makes any difference, this is for a hat (pattern: Greentrelac Beret) -- only my second time doing a hat, and I didn't have to measure gauge for the first one, so I'm not sure how to go about this one now.

Comments

[gloss]

"Slightly stretched". So not crammed together, but not so stretched that the purl valleys are the same width as the knit peaks. Does that make sense?

[afuna]

A lot, yes! I measured something like this, and ended up subtracting a couple of stitches from when I was originally measuring unstretched, and the hat isn't finished, but from preliminary playing around I *think* that it fits just fine. So thank you!