Hi, I’m a pretty experienced crochet-er and especially the method of amigurumi. I recently purchased this pattern from etsy though, and I just can’t figure it out! It’s ridiculous! Here, let me give you the first few lines:

Round 1: 3single crochet in a double loop start. I this manner you will avoid to have a hole at the tip
of the head.
Round 2: Increase of 5 single crochet stitches in every stitch of the previous row (3 at the beginning
total 8 stitches in this row).
Round 3: Increase of 6 stitches in this row (total 14 stitches in this row).
Round 4: Increase of 8 stitches in this row (22 stitches).
Round 5: Increase of 4 stitches in this row (26 stitches).
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See? It doesn’t tell you HOW to increase. It doesn’t tell you how many stitches in each single crochet!! It just tells you how many stitches you "should" end up with. I am starting to doubt the correctness of this pattern, honestly. But, since i did pay money for it, I would appreciate any insight on how to meet the target number of stitches through increasing, decreasing, etc. thanks
I think it means that when you finish that round, it should end up with 5 more sts than the beginning of that round? Idk though I’m so clueless! All of the patterns I have used call for a magic ring with 6 sc in the 2nd chain from hook, then increase in each sc, so then it goes 6, 12, 18, 24…etc.
Well the part of the pattern I gave is for the hat of this Hello Kitty pattern:

http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.77296834.jpg

Any increase involves working more than one stitch into the stitch of the round below. In this case you should probably work round 2 by working 3 sc in the first stitch, 2 sc in the next, and 3 in the last stitch (8 stitches total). Round 3, 1 sc in the first sc, 2 sc in each sc to the last sc, 1 sc in the last stitch (14 sc). The next round you’ll alternate 2 sc in the sc below, 1 sc, to the last sc where you’ll end 2 sc in the sc below. In the 5ht round you’ll work 1 sc in each of the first 3, 2 sc in the next sc, three times, then 1 sc in the next 4 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 1 sc in the next 3 sc, 2 sc, end 1 sc in the last sc (26 stitches). Your rate of increase in this pattern is not particularly regular, which is what is confusing you, but, as in all crochet, you need to space your increases as evenly as possible, even if it does not result in increases falling over the increases in the previous round. Makes me wonder if this is a professionally written pattern or someone’s rather casual pattern that has never been test worked before being put up for sale to make a few quick bucks.

3 Responses

1. Jessie Says:
   September 28th, 2009 at 8:35 am

   Wow thats weird,I have my hook in hand trying to do this too. lol what is the finished project suppose to look like?
   to start maybe …chain 3 to turn in double crochet, you would start with chain 4. then work in rounds.
   The math adds up -did they mean add 5 sc rather then increase?
   References :

2. mickiinpodunk Says:
   September 28th, 2009 at 8:51 am

   Any increase involves working more than one stitch into the stitch of the round below. In this case you should probably work round 2 by working 3 sc in the first stitch, 2 sc in the next, and 3 in the last stitch (8 stitches total). Round 3, 1 sc in the first sc, 2 sc in each sc to the last sc, 1 sc in the last stitch (14 sc). The next round you’ll alternate 2 sc in the sc below, 1 sc, to the last sc where you’ll end 2 sc in the sc below. In the 5ht round you’ll work 1 sc in each of the first 3, 2 sc in the next sc, three times, then 1 sc in the next 4 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 1 sc in the next 3 sc, 2 sc, end 1 sc in the last sc (26 stitches). Your rate of increase in this pattern is not particularly regular, which is what is confusing you, but, as in all crochet, you need to space your increases as evenly as possible, even if it does not result in increases falling over the increases in the previous round. Makes me wonder if this is a professionally written pattern or someone’s rather casual pattern that has never been test worked before being put up for sale to make a few quick bucks.
   References :
   I have been knitting for 54 years and crocheting for 37.

3. Dvortygirl Says:
   September 28th, 2009 at 9:36 am

   These critters, like most amigurumi, are basically round tubes that get bigger and smaller. You’ll increase by working multiple stitches into each stitch in the previous row, spreading them out so that the result is fairly even.

   For example, round 2 has a total of 8 stitches. Round 3 has a total of 14 stitches. If you were going for 16 stitches, you would simply put two stitches per stitch. As it is, you’ll do two stitches per stitch, except for two, and I suggest you spread those two out evenly, as follows.

   Work two single crochets into each of the first three stitches of the previous row (making 6 stitches so far). Then work one single crochet into the next stitch (7 stitches). Then work 2sc into each of the next three stitches (total of 13 stitches) and 1sc into the last stitch. This has the result of putting the two single stitches in this row on opposite sides of the row. I hope this makes sense.

   When you get to the decreasing, you will lose one stitch each time you decrease. Simply decrease evenly around the previous row, in a similar manner.

   I think this is the double loop start, except that you will work 3sc instead of the 6 shown in the example. http://www.crochetme.com/amigurumi-double-ring

   A stitch marker will help you keep your place as you move from row to row. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Wire-Stitch-Markers
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