Aran toggle wrap

[DEE HATTON]

help tried and tried but my work keeps on slanting at the sides what am l doing wrong ?

[redrosesdz]

Welcome to Crochetville!

 

Is this the pattern .......... http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/aran-toggle-wrap?  Does the video explain?

 

What row are you on?  Typically slanting work comes from adding a stitch at the beginning and/or end of a row.  It's important to count stitches.  Does your row have the same number of stitches as the pattern and as the previous row?

 

Here's a handy chart for starting and ending rows with various row heights...

When a turning chain is not counted as a stitch, start in the same stitch as the turning chain.  End in the last stitch.  Don't crochet into the previous row's turning chain.

When a turning chain is counted as a stitch, start in the next stitch.  End in the top of the turning chain from the previous row.

 

SC: turning chain = 1 chain.  It's never counted as a stitch. 

HDC: turning chain = 1 or 2.  Sometimes it's counted as a stitch and sometimes not.  The pattern will tell you if it is or isn't counted.

DC: turning chain = 2 or 3.  It's always counted as a stitch.

TR: turning chain = 3 or 4.  It's always counted as a stitch.

 

Note: Patterns normally have the higher count for a turning chain, but some people use the lower count because their tension is tighter and the higher count may cause a gap.

[DEE HATTON]

Thank you l just cant get it right even from the start it says chain 149 the dc in 3 chain from hook which makes it 146 stitches but row 2 says 148 stitches X

[redrosesdz]

I read it a couple of times.  You're supposed to count the first 2 chains as a stitch.  DC into the 3rd chain and every chain after that.  You should have 147 DC stitches + the first chain = 148 stitches on row 1.

 

Granny Square quite often recommends adding a few chains more than you need.  Then the extra chains can just be undone at the end.  The advantage is that you're not short chains.

[magiccrochetfan]

welcome to the ville!

 

this pattern has confused a lot of people, based on previous discussions.

http://www.crochetville.com/community/topic/98416-heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp/#entry1701506

http://www.crochetville.com/community/topic/98985-help-aran-toggle-wrap-again/

http://www.crochetville.com/community/topic/116129-mock-seed-stitch-clarification/

http://www.crochetville.com/community/topic/142701-aran-toggle-blanket-help/

 

(posting and editing so I don't lose my post)

 

http://www.crochetville.com/community/topic/153037-stitch-help/

 

on Ravelry, the comments and project notes may be helpful http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aran-toggle-wrap

 

googling for "aran toggle wrap" I foound this video, not sure which exact questions it addresses but it says she clears up the confusion---OK I watched it, she discusses the basic construction which does seem helpful but doesn't talk about stitch count.  but I agree with Redrosesdz about the count, it should work as written.  

seems like it would have been nice if they linked to this on the pattern page!