Color B choice and gauge question

11d • MYAL 2026

I am a beginner knitter and do not have a stash to choose from. So I ordered wool online as I do not have a local yarn store nearby. I originally thought to use the light red as cB and the light green as cD. But now I am unsure, if the contrast between the dark red (cC) and the light red is big enough. Additionally, I do not get gauge 😔the closest I got is 22st/28rows after blocking. The needle size that gave me 20stitches gave me also 20 rows and I find the fabric too loose. Can I still knit size 3 and cast on more stitches to reach the initial circumference and recalculate the count of stitches I need to reach on each increase round or will that screw up the whole project?

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