Please help with a pattern

Hi,
I’m new here. I’ve only been crocheting for a few weeks—it all started when my son asked me, “Mom, can you crochet me a hat?” :) I said, “Sure, I’ll give it a try.” Now my little sister wants some stuffed animals. I just bought a pattern book, but I’m totally lost.

Round 1: 6 sc in the magic ring, pull the loop tight (6).
Round 2: increase in every st (12)
Round 3: (increase, sc), repeat (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, increase), repeat (24)
Round 5: (sc, increase, 2 sc), repeat(30)

Somehow I end up with more stitches. It’s probably really simple.
Starting on Round 19, it says: (dec., 2 sc) x 5, dec., 26 sc (42).

It would be really great if someone could help me—I’m having so much fun crocheting, and I already have notes from my nieces and nephews for more little animals.

Hi Sternchen,

in Round 2, you increase in every stitch. That means you crochet 2 stitches into each of the 6 stitches from Round 1, so by the end of the round you’ll have a total of 12 stitches.

In Round 3, you make one increase and then work one single crochet. Repeat this pattern until the end of the round:
1 increase, 1 single crochet, 1 increase, 1 single crochet, 1 increase, 1 single crochet, 1 increase, 1 single crochet, 1 increase, 1 single crochet, 1 increase, 1 single crochet.
So you have (1 increase + 1 single crochet) x 6 = 18 stitches.
                    (2 stitches + 1 stitch) × 6 = 18 stitches

In Round 4, work 2 single crochets, then make an increase, and repeat this pattern until the end of the round.
So here you have (2 single crochets + 1 increase) x 6 = 24 stitches
(2 stitches + 2 stitches ) x 6 = 24 stitches
And so on.

In Round 19, make 1 decrease, 2 single crochets, and repeat this 5 times.
So:
1 decrease, 1 single crochet, 1 single crochet, 1 decrease, 1 single crochet, 1 single crochet, 1 decrease, 1 single crochet, 1 single crochet, 1 decrease, 1 single crochet, 1 single crochet, 1 decrease, 1 single crochet, 1 single crochet
then continue with 1 decrease and finish with 26 single crochets. Now you’ve reached the end of the round and have crocheted 42 stitches.

I hope I was able to make it a little easier for you to understand :o)
The first few times, I found it very helpful to write the process down like this; that way, if I got stuck, I could check off each stitch I’d crocheted ;o)

Best wishes
and good luck and, above all, have fun
Melanie 

Hi :-)

You crochet:

Round 1: 6 single crochets into a magic ring = 6 stitches
Round 2: increase in every single crochet (i.e. double every stitch) = 12 stitches
Round 3: [increase, 1 single crochet] x 6 = 18 stitches
Round 4: [2 single crochets, increase] x 6 = 24 stitches
Round 5: [1 single crochet, increase, 2 single crochets] x 6 = 30 stitches

You increase by 6 stitches in each round by doubling 6 stitches = increase.
And don’t forget the stitch marker! ;-)

Maybe this will help you already?

Best regards, Marion

Hi,

A big thank you to both of you—this really helps me a lot :)

I hope I’m not being a bother if I have a few more questions later. I’m still just a beginner.

You're welcome.
Feel free to ask again if you have any questions.