The usual suspects
- The first or last stitch of a row was missed, or worked twice.
- The turning chain was counted as a stitch when the pattern says it isn’t (or the other way round).
- An increase or decrease went in the wrong place, or was left out.
- Two stitches were worked into one by accident, often at the edges.
- The pattern itself has a mistake in its count.
Find the mistake
Count the row before this one. If it is right, the problem is in this row; if not, go back one more. Counting in groups of ten with stitch markers makes it faster and easier to check.
Stop it happening
- Put a marker in the first and last stitch of every row.
- Write down the count at the end of each row or round.
- For increases spread across a row, work out where each one goes before you start.
Check the pattern first
Sometimes the pattern is wrong, not you. Paste it into the Crochet to Size pattern checker: it counts every row and shows the lines where the written count and the real count differ. For increases across a row, the Increase evenly tool tells you exactly where to put each one.
