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Need help understanding what it means when it says join to the 3rd chain.  It says this before the pattern:

 

There are a few strategies of how to join rounds in attempts to hide a seam.  For this project, ch 1 after

joining each round. Crochet first st in same space. The ch 1 will never count as a st for the round and you

will always join to the first dc of the round.

 

 

Then this is the first row in the pattern.

 

Round 1- 11 dc in 4th chain from the hk. Join to the 3rd ch. (See note for joining for rest of rows – Ch 1

and crochet first dc in same space.)

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Is the intent to have 12 dc when the 1st rnd is finished?

 

It is pretty standard to start with 12 dc in the 1st rnd. First, ch 3, then dc 11 dc in circle.

 

In this case, when you do 11 dc in 4th ch from hk, the other 3 ch before that 4th one stand in for a dc, so you have 12 dc. After you make the 12th dc around, connect with a slst to the 3rd ch of those 3 ch in the beginning.

 

For the next rnds:  As you come around, connect with a slst to top of the 1st dc of that rnd. You will not make a ch 3 to be the 1st dc for the next rnd. Instead, she is doing a ch 1, then a dc right into the same st. Then cont with the instructions for each rnd.

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That's what it looks like to me too.  Just to word it a little differently:

 

The beginning ch4 is pretending to be the first dc.  The 4th ch from the hook (or the first chain you made) is where you'll put 11 dc.  The remaining 3 chains pretend to be the the 1st of the 12 dcs. 

 

After you make your 11 dcs, you slst to join in the top of the original ch4 (that is pretending to be the first dc).

 

Then the note tells you to ch1 and ignore it.  This raises the hook to the appropriate height for the next round.  Since it's not considered an actual stitch in the pattern you just ignore it.

 

Real Deal and I have basically said the same exact thing in different.  It can be difficult to grasp and/or explain in words.

 

I've never seen a pattern written like that before.  Do you have a link you can share or at least let us know what pattern it is?

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