"I have been trying to get this pattern correct. I honestly cannot get the blocks to "square" out. i consider myself to be an advanced knitter and i have given up as i have pulled it out so many times. I honestly have no idea how to work out how many stitches i need to have to avoid it being too short and where do i do the increases especially where it pulls in on the sides. i feel so helpless. rating 4 stars because i just love the colour combos and look of it."

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"A friend and I both started this pattern. We tested our gauge and it still ran really large. FYI it is very difficult to tink (undo) the knit-one-below stitch when you need to to fix a mistake. Because of that knit-one-below stitch it ends up being more of an intermediate than an easy pattern."

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"I have printed out the pattern BUT a "pop up" ad prints on the lower right side of the paper covering the directions. Isn't there a download to avoid losing instructions this way? What rating? right now it would be zero"

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"You may want to try using a Super Bulky Cotton yarn like Lion Brand Side Dish. Cotton yarn will keep the definition of this pattern better than acrylic will. I havent been able to find an appropriate cotton yarn in Jumbo that would be a good substitute. I hope this helps."

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"I have to agree, it is a rather poorly written pattern."

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