I made some change to this one. I CO 88 skipped rows 11-18 and quit at row 25. My decreases we different as well. I started with 5 stitch decrease every 16 stitches. I have a great new app called knit evenly that figures out the decreases for you when you make changes. It is amazing. I did not test the yarn prior to the project for color bleeding, but I did afterwards. It held its color which is great for a red. I have enough yarn to make another hat or small project. Very happy with this acrylic.