Spot the mistake
Mini Toy Soldier Ornament, Head. Tap the round you think is wrong.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)Rnd 2: inc in each st around (12)Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)Rnd 4: (sc 2, inc) x 5 (24)Rnd 4: (sc 2, inc) x 5 only makes 20 stitches, but the pattern prints (24). The repeat should be x 6, and a short repeat like that leaves your piece lopsided.
Mistakes like this hide in published patterns too. Paste any pattern into the checker and it counts every round for you.
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