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1. **Design Strategy**: - **CRITICAL ERROR DETECTED**: User requested "crochet by hand" pattern for SpongeBob SquarePants - Template provided is "Crochet Toy - Simple Shapes" (hand crochet) - System instructions demand "MACHINE-KNITTING REQUIREMENTS" with RC values, carriage positions, tension dials - **CONFLICT**: Cannot create a machine knitting pattern for a hand crochet request - **RESOLUTION NEEDED**: This is a fundamental mismatch between: * User's explicit request (hand crochet) * Template type (hand crochet instructions) * System persona requirements (machine knitting technical specifications) 2. **Construction Plan**: - IF proceeding with hand crochet as requested: SpongeBob is a cube/rectangular shape with simple tube arms/legs - Would use CUBE pattern from template + CYLINDER patterns for limbs - Yellow body, brown pants, red tie, white shirt details - BUT: Cannot fulfill machine knitting documentation requirements for a crochet pattern 3. **Quality Assurance**: - **BLOCKING ISSUE**: The system instructions explicitly require machine-specific elements: * "Always specify row counter (RC) checkpoints, carriage position (COL/COR)" * "Start with machine setup: bed configuration, cast-on method" * "Every section must reference RC values, carriage direction" - These requirements are incompatible with crochet patterns which use: * Rounds (Rnd) not row counter * Hook sizes not carriage positions * Single-implement technique not bed configurations 4. **Final Calculations**: - Cannot proceed to calculations until the fundamental methodology conflict is resolved

[PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS] **CRITICAL FAILURE - CANNOT PROCEED** 1. **Completeness**: ❌ FAIL - Template is for hand crochet - System requirements demand machine knitting terminology - Cannot complete both simultaneously 2. **Consistency**: ❌ FAIL - User request: "crochet by hand" - Template: Crochet toy instructions with hooks, rounds, magic rings - Required output: Machine knitting with RC, COL/COR, carriage, needles, tension dials - These are mutually exclusive craft techniques 3. **Constraints**: ❌ FAIL - User specifically requested CROCHET - System persona requires MACHINE KNITTING specifications - Cannot fulfill both constraints 4. **Safety**: ⚠️ WARNING - Proceeding would create a dangerous hybrid pattern - Crafters would be confused by mixed terminology - Could result in unusable instructions **ISSUE IDENTIFICATION**: The system instructions appear to have been incorrectly applied. The "MACHINE-KNITTING REQUIREMENTS" section seems to be a template fragment from a different persona (machine knitting pattern designer) that was mistakenly included with a CROCHET pattern request. **RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION**: Please clarify whether you need: - **Option A**: Hand crochet SpongeBob pattern (matches user request + template) - **Option B**: Machine-knit SpongeBob pattern (would need different template and approach) I cannot proceed with pattern generation until this fundamental conflict is resolved, as creating a pattern that mixes crochet and machine knitting terminology would be professionally irresponsible and potentially harmful to crafters.