The editor checks your pattern as you type. This page helps you read what it tells you, and shows how to send us a pattern that still looks wrong.
Read the marks
Each round has a mark at the start of its line:
| Mark | It means |
|---|---|
| ✓ | The line is read and adds up. |
| ? | The line is not read, or it has a note. |
| ! | The stitch count does not add up. |
| × | Something else is wrong, such as a place that does not exist. |
Findings, under the text, lists every error and note. Click one to go to its line. A line you are still typing is checked when you leave it. Until then, Findings says so and does not call the pattern free of errors.
The stitch count does not add up
| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| "R3 makes 18 stitches, but its count says 16." | Correct the stitches, or the count in brackets. |
| "R4 works into 12 stitches, but R3 has 18: 6 stitches of R3 are left unworked." | R4 is too short for the round below. Add stitches to R4, or check R3. |
| "…it runs 2 stitches past the end of the round." | The round is too long for the round below. |
The editor does not read a line
A ? on a round means a stitch is not known. Check its spelling, and that Terms at the top matches the terms you write in. The ? button above the text lists every stitch the editor reads.
The toy is still drawn. The editor uses the count in brackets for that round, if there is one.
A part stands beside the toy
"Ears is not sewn on yet" means the part has no assembly line. Turn on Edit and drag it onto the toy, or let Fix suggest a place. See Assemble your toy.
The assembly points at something missing
| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| "Ears is placed on Body R30, but Body has no round R30." | Name a round the part has. |
| "Tail is sewn to stitch 40 of Body R10, but that round has 36 stitches." | Use a stitch within the round. |
| "Ears is sewn to "Bod", but the pattern has no part of that name." | Correct the part's name. |
Round numbers are out of order
Click Renumber at the end of the line. The rounds are numbered in order, and the assembly lines that point at them are updated.
The toy is not drawn
"This model is too large for 3D" means the pattern has more stitches than the 3D view can draw: over 20,000 in all, or over 5,000 in one round. Reduce the stitches, the rounds or the number of copies.
The toy looks different from what you expected
- Check each part's Stuffing and End: see Shape your parts.
- Check where the part points: see Point a part.
- Choose Rounds under the 3D view. Rounds are shaded in turn, and increases and decreases are coloured.
- Check your gauge if only the size is off: see Size & gauge.
Send us the pattern
If the pattern is right and the toy is still wrong, send it to us. Click Feedback at the top of the editor.
- Choose what it is about: the 3D toy, reading the pattern, or something else.
- Say what went wrong. "The ears should stand up, but they lie flat" is enough.
- Add up to three photos if they help, such as your crocheted toy.
- Click Send.
A copy of your pattern and a picture of the 3D view go with your report, so we see what you see. The copy is deleted when the report is closed. The Privacy page has the details.