help with patten

[Louise Gibson]

I have brought the patrten im finding it very hard to understand this pattem  I have learning disbilty as well so

just wonder if any could help make this bit easyer to understand

 

ch 5, with a sl st make a ring in the first ch
Rnd 2: ch 3 (= 1st dc), dc  *ch 1 + 2 dc * x 3, ch 1, secure with a sl st
Rnd 3: Go down into the next hole and make a sl st. Ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc. *In the next hole make 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc * x 3. Secure with a sl st in the 3rd chain of the first dc. 
Rnd 4: Go down into the next hole and make a sl st. Ch 3 , 6 dc in the same hole.* In the next hole make 7 dc *x 3. To secure pull through the 3rd ch of the first dc and make a sc.
Rnd 5: Make one sc in each dc. In between each petal of 7 dc make one dc down between the dc groups of two on the 3rd round. 
Rnd 6: 1 dc in each sc, exept on the top of the petals, there make 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in the same sc. This creates the corners.

 

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[redrosesdz]

Welcome to Crochetville!

 

Sometimes it helps to write out a pattern, especially with repeats.  Here's how I would write it out ...

 

Round 1: ch 5 and join with a slip stitch. 

(This forms a foundation ring for everything else.  Leave a long tail, so that you can close up the ring in the end, if you want.)

 

Round 2: ch 3, dc, ch 1, dc, dc, ch 1, dc, dc, ch 1, dc, dc, ch 1 and join with a slip stitch to top of the first ch 3

(The first ch 3 is to get the height of a dc.  It counts as a dc.  After joining, you'll have 4 sets of 2 dc with a ch-1 space between.  All dc stitches are done into the center of the foundation ring.)

 

Round 3: slip stitch into the next ch-1 space, (ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into the ch-1 space, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into the next ch-1 space, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into the next ch-1 space, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into the next ch-1 space and join with a slip stitch to the top of the first ch 3.

(Just like the previous round, the first ch 3 is your first dc.  The initial slip stitch is to move your work to the ch-1 space.  You're then making a shell into each of round 2's ch-1 spaces.  Shell = 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in the same space or stitch.)

 

Round 4: slip stitch to the next ch-1 space, (ch 3, 6 dc) into the ch-1 space,  (7 dc) into the next ch-1 space, (7 dc) into the next ch-1 space, (7 dc) into the next ch-1 space, join with a an sc in the top of the first ch 3.  

(You're making a fan (7 dc) into each of round 3's shells.  The secure with the an sc is to get you started with round 5.)

 

Round 5: sc in each dc in the set of 7, spike dc (yo, insert your hook between the shells on round 3, yo and draw through the loop, finish the dc), 7 sc, spike dc, 7 sc, spike dc, 7 sc, spike dc

(You're making the sc stitches just to get between each fan, so you can make a spike dc stitch between each fan.)

 

Round 6: dc, dc, dc, (dc, ch, dc), dc, dc, dc in the fan, skip spike, dc, dc, dc, (dc, ch, dc), dc, dc, dc in the fan, skip spike, dc, dc, dc, (dc, ch, dc), dc, dc, dc in the fan, skip spike, dc, dc, dc, (dc, ch, dc), dc, dc, dc in the fan, skip spike

(This is where the pattern gets strange.  If you start with a dc, rather than ch-3, it will be bent.  You might want to make that first dc a ch-3 to get the height right.  Also, it doesn't tell you to join.  You might want to join with a slip stitch, just like in the previous rounds.)

 

I hope all of this helps!!!

[Louise Gibson]

thank you so much   this is great thanks for helping hope it was ok