Originally Posted by
Bonnie_in_MI
Hi everyone, Perhaps I am able to post today, I am Bonnie, from Houghton Lake, MI. I'm new to the forums and was not able to post until 24 hours had passed. The links Jean Marie posted were via a private message I sent to her asking about forum posting approval. She asked me if it was ok to post my message on the forums, since I was not yet able to do so, and I welcomed her posting for me. I'm trying to complete a blanket for my grand-daughter for a baby due in March. It's the Lots of Love Blanket from "The Lavender Chair", with a designer by the name of Dorianna Rivelli. I have been crocheting off and on for the past 15+ years and have been very frustrated with this patterns Row# 23. My stitches will not come out to the 37 chain 1 spaces and 87 stitches at the end of this row, no matter how many times I frog and retry. Perhaps it is a pattern mistake in this Row, I checked on the Facebook post on her page, other rows were noted with errors and fixed prior to my trying this pattern, but there is nothing mentioned about Row 23. I have tried private messaging the designer for help, but,she does not respond to my message, nor my posts on her face book group on the blanket pattern posting itself. The pattern is a free pattern if her blog is visited, so I do not think I'm doing anything wrong in sharing this information to get help, if I am, I do apologize in advance. I have posted the rows written instructions below, also of note is that the previous row has a total number of 154 stitches and there aren't any decreases noted in the pattern for row 23. Also, I find it unusual (and personally a bit annoying) that this pattern is so vague with the instructions as to where the Ch1 spaces are to be used after the DC stitches. I've had to just guess while trying to follow the previous row's guesses for chain 1 spaces. I'd appreciate any suggestions or comments if anyone would see if they understand this patterns instructions for this row, and how to get the row to work out. Several times, I've wanted to just give it up and place it in an unfinished projects pile, but, I've worked to get this far and figure the pattern out, I would really rather finish it and make a gift of it. I don't think I'd like to make this one again anytime soon though. Thank you for any help offered, Bonnie Row 23 written pattern below:
Row 23: Chain 4 (counts as first Dc and chain 1 space). TURN. (Skip the next stitch. Dc in the next stitch.) x’s 6. *Dc in the next 2 stitches. (Skip the next stitch. Dc in the next stitch.) x’s 3. Dc in the next 2 stitches. (Skip the next stitch. Dc in the next stitch.) x’s 10* Repeat from * to * a total of 4 times. Dc in the next 2 stitches. (Skip the next stitch. Dc in the next stitch.) x’s 3. Dc in the next 2 stitches. (Skip the next stitch. Dc in the next stitch.) x’s 6. (Making final Dc in the 3 chain of turning chain.) (87 stitches + 37 chain 1 spaces)