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Started the right front of the waistcoat last night. Lovely simple pattern, knits up a treat, starting with one stitch, increasing two stitches each RS row, get to row 23, have the correct number of stitches on the needle (25).  Pattern now changes a little, decreasing one stitch at the beginning of each RS row and also inc. two in that row, so total inc., still one stitch per RS row. (WS rows area always purl – did I say that it was a lovely simple pattern?)

Get to the end of row 37 and I have 32 sts – 32! If the pattern is to be believed that should be 35. [Pattern says that at the end of row 39 I should have 36 sts.] I checked the Ravelry page to see if anyone had commented on lack of stitches – No. I checked my maths (always a good idea!). Ho, humm…

Having slept on it (not literally) I’ve decided that the correct number of sts is probably more important than correct number of rows, so am going to carry on increasing until row 45. Hmph…

Will post a photo when it’s got a bit further on.