I’m trying my hand at this Garter Stitch Dog Jacket. I know it’s been a while since I was last in school, but I’m thinking this pattern just isn’t adding up. Can you take a look? I cast on 45 followed it up through to the end of the 36 rows of increasing by one but I’m not anywhere close to having the 11.25" the pattern thinks I should have. If by gauge 6 rows =1" then shouldn’t the 36 I just knitted=6" (a little longer yes for cast on and the 1st 2 plain knits and the 2 rows of inc by 3 but still).
Am I missing something, is the pattern missing something?[INDENT][B][B][SIZE=4]Gauge[/SIZE][/B][/B][/INDENT][INDENT][B][SIZE=2]4 sts and 6 rows = 1" in garter stitch (knit every row) [/SIZE][/B][/INDENT]
[INDENT][B][SIZE=4]Body [/SIZE][/B][/INDENT][INDENT]Cast on 19 (25, 31, 37, [COLOR=red]45[/COLOR], 51, 57, 63) sts. [/INDENT]
[INDENT]Knit 2 rows. [/INDENT]
[INDENT]Cont in st garter stitch, inc 3 sts at start of next 2 rows—25 (31, 37, 43, [COLOR=red]51[/COLOR], 57, 63, 69) sts. [/INDENT]
[INDENT]Inc 1 st at start of every row 10 (18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 50, 56) times—35 (49, 61, 73, [COLOR=red]87[/COLOR], 99, 113, 125) sts. [/INDENT]
[INDENT]If necessary, work even until piece measures 4.5 (6.25, 8, 9.5, [COLOR=red]11.25[/COLOR], 13, 14.75, 16.5) inches from cast on edge. End with a WS row. [/INDENT]
Thanks for looking.