1. I clearly did not have the right gauge going on, since it was just huge and curled all over the place.
2. I chose the wrong colors. I chose a pastel rainbow, but it made it hard for the pattern to show.
3. I chose the wrong yarn. Acrylic is the same as cotton, right? Hahahah. Not so much.
Ah well...
One thing I have learned, and I'll pass it on to you. There are three elements to consider when you are making anything with fibre:
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2. texture in yarn
3. pattern in stitch used.
The rule is that you can only emphasize one of these, with a second enhancing the first. You cannot use all three elements in a piece of work. So if you used that colourful patterned yarn, then don't try to also do a textured pattern - just won't work -- as you have discovered. To show off a fancy stitch pattern, use a plain, preferably light, smooth even yarn. Good rule to follow!