Help with pattern bought from other source

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I purchased a pattern elsewhere and I cannot figure out what to do to make the cat’s head. The pattern starts as follows:

We collect a chain of 12 ch

R1: 5 sc., inc -unreadable character- 3., 4 sc., inc. (14)

(Note: the unreadable character resembles H3)

R2: inc., 4 sc, 3 inc., 4 sc., 2 inc. (20)

R3: inc., 6 sc., 4 inc., 6 sc, 3 inc. (28)

R4: (inc., 8 sc , inc., sc.,2 inc, sc)*2. (36)

R5: (inc., 10 sc, inc., sc., inc,2 sc., inc, sc)*2 (44)

R6: 44 sc

I can’t figure out how to get from row 1 of 14 stitches to row 2 of 20 stitches. Do I continue on the other side or turn the piece and go back across row 1 of 14 stitches?

I’ve tried both but neither looks right or produces the correct total for row 3.

Is there any other way to proceed? I contacted the designer but got no response.

Thanks for any help you can think of.

Kathy

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I don’t think that possible…? you need 6 inc to get to 20

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Thanks for your reply. There are 6 increases in row 2, but I still have a problem.

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I think it should work then?

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Without it saying to turn, I would guess you work around the chain. Is there anything written at the beginning of the pattern to explain the H3? just did a search for H3 crochet, and it seems there could be something. I cannot share links, so you should search yourself. I saw a few “could be’s”, like, could be hdc 3 times. Let us know what you find out.

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Thanks. I think the H3 is really Cyrillic. The H has a slanted line through it. I don’t think I’ll be able to figure it out so I’ll either give up or design my own head for the cat. Thanks again.

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Is it a free pattern? If so, what is the name?

I just finished a pattern that I needed to fix before finishing. Took the fun out of it. :frowning:

Maybe someday the designer will get back to you about it.

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For a second there with the wording, I thought by saying, collect a chain of 12 it was Tunisian crochet for some reason

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I think it’s increase x3.

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If the unreadable character was a typo and was translated from another language then it could be sc or hdc. Depends on what makes sense for what you are making That would give you 14 stitches in row 1. Row 2 has 20 stitches in it if you count it out.

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Or you could see it here

R1: 5sc (#1sc, #2sc ,#3sc, #4sc,#5sc,) inc (#6 #7), unreadable character makes an single stitch of something(#8) 4 sc (#9sc, #10sc , #11sc, #12 sc), inc (#13sc, #14sc )

R2: inc (1,2) 4sc (3,4,5,6), 3in( 7/8,9/10, 11/12), 4sc (13,14,15,16), 2inc (17/18, 19/20)

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Row 3 gives 29 stitches in the end not 28 following that pattern. You are absolutely correct. I just wanted to see if you counted like I do to be sure. Not being condescending to you. Just making sure we are on the same page.

And you chained at the beginning. If you collect the chain and it is a head then you are probably working in the round. That would logically make sense with someone translating trying to say join the ends without twisting the chain. I could see them saying collect the chain.

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Thanks. Collect the chain confused me. That explanation helps.

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SO, it wasn’t increase x3 ? ( Ididn’t read above because you know….. numbers :melting_face:

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I went and did some research because I am really good at hyperfixations and rabbit holes. And I think it was just missed in translation and was supposed to be a hdc. I think it was Russian and that particular part just wasn’t translated so if you did a single hdc or sc in that part you are good to go. I believe it was meant to be hdc if you choose to make it in the future and the pattern was probably originally written in Russian.

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