need a help to read a pattern

[swan_crochet]

Hello everyone,

I am new to crochet patterns and I need some helps with my first project.

It says 2 dc in 2-ch sp, * dc in tr, 5 dc in 5-ch, dc in tr, (3 dc, 5 ch, 3 dc) in corner 5-ch.

 

2 dc in 2-ch sp: what I understand that I'll do 2 double crochet in the second stitch. sp does it mean that I'll leave the next stitch?

dc in tr: does it mean a double treble crochet stitch? where I should do it?

 

5 dc in 5-ch, dc in tr: this means I should make dc in the fifth stitch from the begining then in the same stitch I do dc in tr?

 

(3 dc, 5 ch, 3 dc) in corner 5-ch: I don't understand this.

 

I appreciate your help and I am sorry if these questions look naive to you

[Tampa Doll]

Hello everyone,

I am new to crochet patterns and I need some helps with my first project.

It says 2 dc in 2-ch sp, * dc in tr, 5 dc in 5-ch, dc in tr, (3 dc, 5 ch, 3 dc) in corner 5-ch.

 

2 dc in 2-ch sp: what I understand that I'll do 2 double crochet in the second stitch. sp does it mean that I'll leave the next stitch?

What this is saying is that you will do 2 dc in the space where on the previous row you did a chain 2.

dc in tr: does it mean a double treble crochet stitch? where I should do it?

Here you will be making a dc in the next stitch that is a tr.

5 dc in 5-ch, dc in tr: this means I should make dc in the fifth stitch from the begining then in the same stitch I do dc in tr?

 

In the previous row you did a chain 5, this is where you will do 5 dc and then 1 dc in the next stitch that is a tr.

 

 

(3 dc, 5 ch, 3 dc) in corner 5-ch: I don't understand this.

I gather this is a square of some kind you are making?  on each corder you should have a space where on the previous row you made a chain 5.  This is where you will do 3dc, chain 5, 3 dc.

 

 

 

I appreciate your help and I am sorry if these questions look naive to you

 

I do hope I was able to help you, if not, I am sure there is someone who will come along and maybe explain it better. 

 

May I ask wht pattern you are making?

[Granny Square]

Welcome to the 'ville!

 

To add to what Tampa Doll said:  to make a stitch or stitches into a chain SPACE, you don't actually make stitches into a chain stitch itself.  (This is a common newbie question) Think of the chain space as a bridge between stitches, you insert the hook under the bridge, these new stiches will be made around the chain. 

 

The way this pattern is phrased, I suspect this pattern may be using UK terminology (US patterns tend to say chain x, UK patterns tend to say x chain).  I just want to make you aware that US patterns and UK patterns use different terms for the stitches.  Here's a comparison:  http://www.yarnfwd.com/main/crochet.html

 

Here is a site that explains the algebra-looking symbols in crochet patterns, like the one in your corner instructions (note, this site uses US terms:  http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/tip_crochet.html  also, check the crochet abbreviations in the menu on the left side of the page.

[swan_crochet]

Tampa Doll, you are awesome. Your explanations are great. The pattern now turns to be somthing sensible. I just want to check few things.

In the first row, it says

CH6, sl st in 1st st. CH11, tr in ring, (CH5, tr in ring) 6 times, CH2, dc in 6th st of 1st 11-ch

ROW 2- CH3, turn, 2 dc in 2-ch sp, * dc in tr, 5 dc in 5-ch, dc in tr, (3 dc, 5 ch, 3 dc) in corner 5-ch

 

So what I am gonna do is 2 dc in the space of 2 chains, dc in the 3rd st, 5 dc in the 5 chain ring, (3dc, 5ch, 3dc) in the next 5 ch ring.

Have I got it right?

 

another question when it says "ch 6, sc in next 6th dc" does it mean that I do 6 sc in the next 6 stitches or 1 sc in the 6th stitch?

 

Thank you again

[swan_crochet]

The pattern I am doing is a vintage bedspread pattern, called filet bedspread Lily Mills pattern sheet. It looks hard but I hope that I am gonna learn through it.

[swan_crochet]

Granny square, Thank you for your comment. This is a mistake that definitely I was gonna do. The links are valuables.

[Granny Square]

CH6, sl st in 1st st. This means you will be making a circle.  You are going to be working in the round.

 

CH11, tr in ring, This is going to make a big loop, sort of like a petal coming off the ring.  'In ring' is sort of the same as a chain space, you will stick your hook in the middle of the ring and make the stitches around the chains of the ring

 

(CH5, tr in ring) 6 times, This is going to make 6 more petals, that are smaller than the first

 

CH2, dc in 6th st of 1st 11-ch  This is going to make another petal, and close the ring at the same time in a different sort of way.  You will end up at the top of the last petal made.  The last petal is a combination of the chain 2, 5 chains from the first 11 chains, and the DC.  Doilies and other lace pieces do this sort of thing quite a bit to reposition the hook in a different spot for the next round which can be confusing to a newbie I'm afraid.  when it says "ch 6, sc in next 6th dc" does it mean that I do 6 sc in the next 6 stitches or 1 sc in the 6th stitch?  Patterns don't often use the number 1.  If it just says a stitch without a number, it means 1, as in this case.  It is saying 'make 6 chains, then make 1 sc in the chain that is 6 chains away from the stitch you are in right now"

 

ROW 2- CH3, turn, 2 dc in 2-ch sp, * dc in tr, 5 dc in 5-ch, dc in tr, (3 dc, 5 ch, 3 dc) in corner 5-ch  OK, now we are back to what Tampa Doll explained earlier,. 

 

You have picked an intermediate level pattern, at least.  I personally started the same way, somehow I ended up with a bunch of vintage-ish doily pattern books when I first learned to crochet, and it's like solving puzzles.  Older patterns aren't as clear as most newer patterns, they don't spell everything out--they expect you to 'know' basic things.  But, as you said they do teach you a lot as you figure them out, too.