Help with this pattern please

violetstone wrote

on Oct 26, 2007 10:36 AM

I have been trying to crochet the pattern Frou Frou from the book Happy Hooker.

The tension sample is just wrong. If you do the maths you will see that following on from that the back width would be 12inches! So now I don't know what needle size to use.

Any ideas gratefully received.

PaulineL wrote

on Oct 26, 2007 1:45 PM

I found my copy of HH and turned to the page with a bookmark - Frou Frou! One of many patterns I want to crochet. You made a good choice.

However I haven't started it so I don't know why the gauge is off. I have a guess tho - maybe when she says 'stitch' she really means 'sc, ch-1' and should really say 'pattern repeat'. At other places she gives counts of the number of ch-1 spaces, so I think that's what she's counting for gauge.

violetstone wrote

on Oct 26, 2007 3:47 PM

I think I see what you mean. I will try and look at it again. It must be me rather than the pattern or surely someone would have noticed before now. I just want to sort it out so I can get crocheting (is that the right word?)

PaulineL wrote

on Oct 26, 2007 5:04 PM

I just had another thought (this must be my day, lol). Often pattern errata are posted on either the author's or, more likely, the publisher's web site. There may be something there.

violetstone wrote

on Jan 11, 2008 10:07 AM

Hi again. I think I sorted it out but the only way I could do it was to crochet about 2cm of back and then measure it.

Still can't get the hang of tension samples, now having problems with knitting. Perhaps that's why I gave up all those years ago.

Scotkat wrote

on Jan 12, 2008 3:11 PM

Schoolmarm vest in winter 2007 Interweave edition.

Just started pattern and have done 1st rows 1 - 2 then repeat 1 -2 of shell pattern.

It then has a picot edging *(Sc,ch3,sc) in same st,sk next st;rep from *across.

Shell pattern is for 17 rows.

Do I only do the picot edging once or after 17 row.

I am still fairly new to crochet but want to be able to make this.

Please can anyone help me.

Thankyou Kath

Scotkat wrote

on Jan 13, 2008 2:51 AM

Sorry posted in your thread Violet.

MarikaS wrote

on Jan 15, 2008 8:42 PM

I took a look at the website www.knithappens.com and did a search in the forums for Happy Hooker on frou frou - it looks like quite a few people have been having trouble with the pattern - someone even references a pattern correction for the back, but I could not find it (only spent a few minutes there...)

Good luck!

violetstone wrote

on Jan 16, 2008 6:48 AM

Thanks for that, I looked at the website but didn't think of looking in a forum. I'm trying to work out how to use the forum. I can get to the references to Frou Frou, click on one thread and read the relevant stuff but when I click previous it takes me back to all forums and I have to re-do the search. What am I doing wrong?

DevonP wrote

on Jan 17, 2008 6:55 PM

Devon

violetstone wrote

on Jan 21, 2008 4:54 PM

Hi Devon,

I've looked at that errata pdf and there is nothing mentioned under Frou Frou. However on the forum there is an interesting bit about the front. In fact there is quite a discussion about it. I am just about to get to the front so I will check those out again and let you know how it went. So far, so good. Just doing the arms/neck shaping, tricky but doable and no pattern mistakes (so far!)

letty827 wrote

on Jan 26, 2008 11:38 AM

Hello all! I have a question about the frou frou I am new to crocheting and I don't understand how you get from ch 78 to 40 stitches. What am i doing wrong?

violetstone wrote

on Jan 26, 2008 12:09 PM

Hi Letty

I've looked at the pattern and know how to do it but I don't know if I can explain it well, but here goes.

First you make 78 chain then you SC in third chain from hook this makes a small rectangle shape. After that you make a chain then SC into the the next but one foundation chain. This makes a sort of rectangle shape consisting of a SC a chain and then another SC. You count each of these rectangles by counting the space made where the chain goes over the missing foundation chain. These are your 40 stitches. It is actually quite hard to count them if like me you are using a fluffy yarn but if you look closely you will get used to it. I have to use my fingers to actually feel the space.

Sorry if that was probably more confusing. Its all actually easier to do than to explain and once you get the hang of it is quite easy.

You must keep counting your stitches (or rather little rectangles) at least for the first few rows as it is surprisingly easy to make more or less of these rectangles.