Please help!

[imableever]

I found this pattern that I want to make but the instructions don't make any since. This pattern is called "Love This Cardi" You can get it on the internet.

 I am stuck at what I am suppose to do, I am making  the armhole but where it tell me how many Tr to make; in 34 chains it leaves me in the middle of the back, then it tells me how to do the other armhole.

 

Outer Body

Round 1: Ch 27, (first 3 ch count as dc,

remaining 24 ch create first armhole), turn to

work across side edge of Back, skip next 21

rows, dc in next row-end st (Row 1 of Back),

working across opposite side of foundation ch,

3 dc in first ch (place marker in center dc), dc

in next 9 ch, tr in next 22 (26, 30, 34, 38, 42)

ch (place marker in first and last tr), dc in next

9 ch, 3 dc in first ch (place marker in center

dc), working across side edge of Back, dc in

next row-end st, ch 24, skip next 21 rows, dc

in last row-end st, working in sts across last

row of back, 3 dc in next st (place marker in

center dc), dc in next 9 sts, tr in next 22 (26,

30, 34, 38, 42) sts (place marker in first and

last tr), dc in next 9 sts, 3 dc in next st (place

marker in center dc); join with slip st in 3rd ch

of beginning ch-27 – 96 (104, 112, 120, 128,

136) sts, 2 ch-24 space. Move markers up in

each round, using center st when 3 sts are

worked in marked st.

[magiccrochetfan]

Hi, welcome to the ville

http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/love-cardi

which size are you making?  Do you have the correct number of esc on the back?  

[imableever]

I am making size Large, beginning with 55 stitches for the back. In the instructions it says to do 34 tr after doing the 9 dc up the armhole which takes me to the middle of the back for size large

Thank you for your interest in helping.

[magiccrochetfan]

OK, the 9 dc are not on the armhole.  notice it says to skip 21 rows, so you skip up to the next corner of the back rectangle.  you then dc into the row end, and then start working into the foundation chain.  into the unworked edge of the foundation chain is where you do the 3 dc in first chain and then the 9 dc.  then you do the 34 tr, and finally the 9 dc and 3 dc into the chain at the end.  

 

does that description help?  

[Granny Square]

There was another thread on this recently...http://www.crochetville.com/community/topic/150341-a-question-about-a-confusing-pattern/?hl=%2Blove+%2Bthis+%2Bcardi

 

Another post, not exactly the same sweater but almost identical structure

 http://www.crochetville.com/community/topic/150456-need-help-please/?hl=%2Bcircle+%2Bsweater#entry2617869

[imableever]

Thank you so much for everyone's help I will try what you said and see if that is what I was doing wrong.

[imableever]

I got it! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! ♥

[magiccrochetfan]

 good for you!

[imableever]

I am stuck again on the pattern "Love This Cardi" I am trying to join my flowers to the body of the sweater but the designer isn't very clear on joining the to pieces, can someone please help me?