Pattern help

I’m having trouble with a debbie bliss eco baby pattern. It’s the sun dress and I cannot make the right amount of stitches at the end of the create pleats section. Always have 18 sts too many??!! Help! thankyou in anticipation. it’s driving me potty.

Is this it? It’s not free so I can’t look at it. If you give us a couple lines from the pattern, not the whole pattern because of copyright issues, I expect @salmonmac can help. Telling us the stitch count on the previous row and including the text of the row you’re having problems with would help a lot.

Yes that’s the one. Had a eureka moment and saw the symmetry and sussed it but the pattern is not very clear at all. Definitely not a beginners project. Thanks for replying . Til the next time.

Hi Gramma. I’ve started the smock dress in the same book. This is the sun dress. Haven’t worked out how to get photos on yet.
Many thanks