Help reading a pattern.... again

[pyjamas]

hey guys

 

I'm looking at starting this pattern but just wanted to make sure I fully understood it first. Its going to be for a doll.

 

• Invdec x 19.

Now you should be left with 9 sc, including the sc that is on your hook. You are going to now start his neck.

• Sc x 30.

 

 

 

The bit I don't understand is the part where it tells me that I should have 9 sc but then I'm sc x 30? The lady that designed the pattern does state at the beginning that she doesn't follow the round and therefore the pattern is not written in proper rounds so would the 30 stitches just be however many rounds?

 

Hope all that makes sense and sorry for the essay. Thanks in advance for any replies and help

[redrosesdz]

The pattern is describing a spiral, with a row of sc thrown in every now and then.  It made sense to me, until the sc x 100 and sc x480.  They make no more sense then the sc x 30.

 

 

• (Sc, sc, invdec) x 20.         - 36 (sc, sc, invdec can only be done 12 times in 48 stitches)

• Invdec x 19.                       - 18 (invdec can only be done 18 times in 36 stitches with none left over)    

Now you should be left with 9 sc, including the sc that is on your hook. You are going to now start his neck.

 

I've never done amigurumi, but I've done things with spirals.  I like to write down the number of stitches, before I start a pattern, if it's not provided and the number changes.  In my opinion, either the author missed some steps or has the counts wrong.  Maybe someone familiar with making dolls can explain it.

[sarisue]

It seems to mean just keep going until you have the number of stitches mentioned then continue with the next step ignoring where the other rnd started. I've never done it like that but I looked at the pattern and that's all i can think of.

[redrosesdz]

Sarisue, that makes sense to me!  So, the scs that are more than the previous round represent multiple rounds.  You don't count rounds.  It would have been nice if the author would have mentioned that.

[pyjamas]

Yeah that what I thought thanks guys. As I say she did say that she didn't work in the round and so hasn't written it as such. Gonna get scary when there's 300+ stitches :S I wonder if I can find a similar pattern written a different way to work with.

[Granny Square]

Wow, that makes plausible sense for a toy's shaping, but is an odd way to do it.  It would be a lot easier/ more standard IMO to keep count of rounds (even if you are working in a spiral) and say 'work x rounds without increases' instead of 100 & 480 stitches.

[Amy]

I've had to edit some posts in this thread due to our copyright/trademark policies, so I thought I'd offer an explanation to help everyone understand my reasoning.

 

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[pyjamas]

Thanks for letting me know I wasn't aware