don't understand the instructions

[sovietpop]

I'm making a top, and the instuctions say

 

ch101

 

row 1 (right side): dc in 4th ch from hook *ch1, skip next ch, dc in next ch: rep from * to last ch; turn -99 sts.

 

Now this to means that I double stitch in every second stitch, but if I do that surely at the end I'll have half the amount of stiches I had at the beginning (45 or something like that) .... but the pattern says I should have 99 stitches .. so I'm obviously reading this wrong.

 

I'm new to crochet, and eager to learn. Any help much appreciated.

[moonrhythm]

sounds like they're including the "ch1" as a stitch as well.

[fran]

You will have a ch1 between the dc stitches. So it will be ch1, sk1, dc and repeat.

[sovietpop]

of course!! it is so obvious now. I can't believe I didn't get it first time round. doh!

 

thanks you both (and back to ripping)