New to knitting but having a problem with a hat

[lilmorris]

Hi there, I'm new to knitting and my Mum is teaching me at the moment. I was given a pattern for Christmas, knitting a hat with wendy serenity chunky wool. All was going well on the first 6 rows until I started the pattern, there are 55 stitches and despite be checking ecah section and counting over and over again when I get to the end of the row there seems to be a stitch too much as I can't finish the pattern hence the next row doesn't line up. I have so far unpicked the row and started again 4 times and still have the same problem, what could I be doing wrong?

[suzeeq]

If you post just that row we can help you figure it out. Also make sure you've got the right number of sts from the previous row.

[Jan in CA]

Also tell us if you're knitting it flat or in the round.