Expert: Bea Harrell - 9/20/2008

Question
I am making a sweater for my granddaughter.  It is crocheted.  I have started the back.  It is slanting to one side.  The left side is straight, but the right side is slanting more to the right as I go up.  In the instructions I am to do a hdc, chain two and turn.  It then says to skip the hdc and alternate between single crochet and double crochet, ending with another hdc.  When I do this pattern they way they say I end up with fewer stitches because I do skip the hdc.  I then started crocheting in the hdc.  I noticed that some of my rows had added stitches.  I corrected this with the next row.  Now however, I have the leaning problem to the right.  What now?  Thank you for you time.  Loretta Person

Answer
Hey, Loretta!  The right side should be exactly like the left side, as far as stitch count goes. I'm wondering if the pattern instructions are off. Do they match the left side instructions?  It sounds like the problems are multiplying! Are you sure your starting chain is correct? If the pattern isn't wrong, then there is some little something wrong somewhere. If you can identify where the problem starts, I'd just unravel to that point, and try it again. That's the best advice I can offer, but I hope it puts you on the right track!

Best,  Bea