Eileen

[eileen103444]

Hi,

 I am fairly new to crochet and have recently learnt how to do bobble stitch . The pattern i am working on is a sheep and thought i was doing ok ,until the 16th rnd . I had 54 stitches at the end of rnd 15 , which was as should be . But on completing the 16th rnd found i was half way through the sequence, which is - * 1sc into next st , 1 bobble st into next st, 1 sc into next 2 sts , 1 bobble st into next st , 1 sc into next 2 sts , 1 bobble st into next st ,repeat from * ending round with 1 sc into last stitch . 54 sts .                                                                        But i end up in the middle of the sequence , how can this be correct .  I make that an  8 st  sequence and 8's do not go into 54 , am i working this out wrong or is the pattern wrong ? 

                                                                                   Help !   

[Granny Square]

Welcome to the 'ville!  That's a good question, did the last row end with a 54 stitch count as well?

The pattern is symmetrical (bobbles with 2 sc between all around), so if there is an error it's not obvious to me. 

If I were doing this, I'd want to keep it looking symmetrical more than sticking to the 54 stitches that don't work.  8 times 7 happens to be 56, only 2 stitches more than the 54 that you have, and the worst thing that can happen by adding 2 stitches is making a slightly fluffier sheep.  What does the prior round consist of?  If it is plain SC, I'd consider ripping the last stitch of the last round out, put a stitch marker in that newly bare stitch so you don't lose your place, and rip until you are half way back across that row; put 2 sc into 1 in that spot, then work back to the end and put 2 sc into 1 in the marked stitch (and mark the new last stitch again to keep your place in the round)- this will increase your stitch count to 56 fairly subtly so the bobble round will work out.  

 

 

 

[eileen103444]

Hi Granny Square , i will give your answer a try , it sounds good to me . Thank you very much , it really is a puzzle to me . This is one of the first patterns i have followed and the most perplexing . Lovely to hear from someone over the pond as i am in the UK , 30 miles from London . This is the picture of what it should look like . 

[Granny Square]

 Waving from 8 time zones away on the west coast of US (I used to work for a company headquartered in the UK and kept track of your time zone for Skype meetings)   Your sheep pattern is adorable--it looks like this should work especially well as the added stitches probably will be less obvious in the transition from black to white. 

[eileen103444]

After looking at the pattern again and reading your answer and the word symmetrical that you used . This is what i tried as the previous bobble row was the same amount of stitches 54 that i should end up with . But it was telling me to add 1 sc after the final pattern sequence . Which could not be right as it needed to be the same amount, therefore i just did that row again and missed out the one that added the stitch . The sheep is at this moment  hanging out on the washing line , when he is all fluffed up i will send a picture of my efforts . Thank you for your help , you made me stop and think . 

[eileen103444]

Thank you again , much appreciated. Hope you are having a good day .😃

[Granny Square]

Squeee, he is adorable!