I did not follow the strap pattern exactly. I chained 37. Then did 36 single crochets. Turned and did a single crochet and a chain one in the first single crochet (this is the first double crochet). Then double crocheted across the row. Then turned chained one then single crochet across (36 stitches). I then attached each strap to the dress equidistant from the edge.