Gauge is not super important but make sure you are using needles for a tight fabric so the stuffing won’t show through. Mine came out to about 24” when stuffed. I wrote the pattern to use up most of the Bernat Pop! skein so you will need an equal amount of Tan (or Brown for a Chocolate Donut) Plus a little bit of White if you want to make the “fry line”. Requires a big bag of fiberfill (20-30 oz) to stuff.