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I found a pattern in July 2011 Crochet World called Tunision Shells Baby Blanket. It is so pretty I want to make one for my best friend who is pregnant. I'm stuck on the 2nd row - it just doesn't turn out right and I don't know where I went wrong. Here is the start of the pattern:
Notes:
Shell - 9dc
work loops off hoook - yo, pull through 1 loop on hook, *yo, pull through 2 loops on hook across, rep from * until 1 lp rem on hook (last lp on hook is first lp of next row)
bind off - insert hook from right to left behind front vertical bar, yo, pull lp through st and through lp on hook
tunisian simple stitch - insert hook from right to left behind front verticasl bay, yo, pull lp through.
Row 1: Ch 180, 4 dc in 4th ch from hook (beg 3 sk chs count as first dc) (counts as first half shell), *sk next 3 chs, sc in next ch, sk next 3 chs, **shell in next ch, rep from * across to last ch, ending last rep at **, 5 dc in last ch, turn.
Row 2:
Ch 1, *sc in next st, pull up loop in each of next 6 sts (7 loops on hook), work loops off hook;
[sk first vertical bar, tunisian simple st in each of next 5 sts, pull up lp in next st, work lps off hook] 3 times; (1 tunisian square);
ch 1, sk first vertical bar; bind off each of next 5 sts
Repeat from * consecutively 20 times, turn after last 5 bound off sts (21 tunisian squares at end of last row)
So the first row is a row of shells. Then I started the tunisian square. It looked right when it was done (the first square). Then I got stuck. If I went down to the next dc stitch in the row of shells, it left a gap at the edge of the square I could put my fingers through. That isn't how the picture of the blanket looks (holes in it like that). So how is it I am connecting them wrong? Do I work down the side of the tunision square? That doesn't seem right either. And by my count if I use each of the dc and sc stitches that make up the shells row (220 total) I will end up with just over 31 tunisian squares. So how am I messing this up? If I could just get this row 2 done I could do the entire rest of the pattern! Please help. I can also send any photos of my work if you send me a private message. I don't want to give up on this project so soon. Thanks in advance. ~Christina
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