working BEHIND chain space

[konhawk]

I saw this question posted a year ago on this pattern, but I still do not understand. Row 3 instructions: "working BEHIND ch-2 sps, 2 sc in each sc across. Where do I put my needle for the 2 sc's? Is this like a back post stitch? Thanks.

[magiccrochetfan]

welcome to the ville!

 

what did you do in the previous row?  sometimes a stitch pattern has you make a little shell-type st pattern in one row.  for example sc, ch2, hdc across the row.  then on the next row you just ignore the ch2s and the hdcs and do the 2 sc in the sc.  to do this, just hold forward the chain sts and work into the sc as you normally would.  it makes a slightly ruffled effect.