pineapples are easy?

[lene]

(Imagine the following is squeaked out in a pathetic, weak little quavering voice, ok?)

 

"Help me..."

 

I'm trying to get the hang of this pineapple thing, and I know it's dead simple, and I'm *still* screwin' it up! I'll copy the first 3 rows of the pattern below, so you can see what I'm doing...

 

Here's what I'm trying to do -- I want to make the pineapple bookmark only with just the fat pineapple part, and not the tail. Since it looks like this starts at the tail, I skipped ahead to the part that says "pineapple." (Brilliant, eh?) Since I'd be starting from scratch, as it were, I chained 6 and slipped into the first chain to make a loop, then started working into that instead of into the tail bit. But I don't seem to be able to get the numbers right -- I guess what I need to know is, if I start this way, do I start with a chain 3, then how many dc do I do in the loop, then another ch 3 to turn? I like patterns that tell you how many stitches you should end up with at the end of the round/row, so I can double-check myself, and since this doesn't tell me that, I'm messing things up.

 

Then down in row 3, I *think* I get what they mean by "dc in next dc, not in first one," but guess I'd best check to be sure -- they mean I need to skip the dc closest to the ch 3 I just made at the end of row 2, and work into the 2nd dc from the hook, right?

 

<sigh> I feel like such an idiot. Why this should be so baffling, I don't know, but either I'm totally miscounting things, or this pattern is off in its counting.

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks,

Lene'

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Elegant Pineapple Bookmark (first three rows)

Designed by Julie A. Bolduc

 

Materials Needed

Small amont DMC Traditions Crochet Cotton size 10. Lavender.

Size 6 steel crochet hook

 

Instructions

Tail: Ch73. Dc in 8th ch from hook. *Ch2. Sk 2 chs. Dc in next ch. Rep from *

across. You should end with a dc in the last ch.

 

Pineapple:

ROW 1: Ch3. Work 7dc in end space. Dc in starting chain. Ch3, turn.

 

ROW 2: Dc in first dc. Ch1. *Dc in next dc. Ch1. Rep from * 7 times. 2dc in

top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

 

ROW 3: Dc in next dc. Not the first one. Ch3. *Sc in next dc. Ch3. Rep from *

7 times. Dc in next dc and in the top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

[rddugan]

Hi Lene,

 

If you haven't already figured this out, I think this is what is going on with the pineapple.

 

 

 

Row 1: There need to be 9 dc's altogether with the first ch 3 counting as the first dc. If you have a loop, start with a ch 3, and then do 8 dc's in the loop. Then proceed with the turning chain 3 (which counts as the first dc in row 2)

The confusing part for me, was I missed the last dc in the starting chain mentioned in the book mark pattern.

 

 

 

Row 3: I am pretty sure what they mean here is that, rather than dc in the same dc immediately below the turnng chain, which is expected in row 2 (which makes an increase - giving 11 dc's in total in row 2) - in row three, you do not do this. Rather, after the turning chain, you dc in the very next dc (as you normally would do when not making an increase.)

 

 

I hope this helps. Good luck!

[lene]

Thanks, Diane! I'm off to try to do this again by looking at your tips. I have no idea why I'm having such trouble with this! I know this is supposed to be easy. Sometimes a pattern makes complete sense to me, sometimes not, and it isn't always the "hard" ones that throw me for a loop.

 

Ah, well. I'll see if I can wrestle this into shape before I go to bed tonight. Thanks again!

 

Lene'