Pattern help required!

[Heatherb9]

I'm struggling understanding a pattern. I have an astrick, instructions and then brackets and rep from around. Does this mean repeat from the brackets? Any help greatly appreciated! 

[selind]

Brackets in patterns can mean two things: a set of stitches worked into one stitch or a set of stitches worked several times. If your pattern says "repeat all around" right after the brackets, you probably need to repeat the instructions in the brackets. If it says to repeat from the asterisk, then you repeat from *. Can you post the pattern line in question, so that we can give you a more precise answer?

[Granny Square]

The way brackets are used has sort of  morphed from the first definition Selind described, to include the second, which is a bit confusing; see the 'crochet patterns; how to read' section here https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards . This is a handy site to bookmark, there's all sorts of other good stuff; most US yarn, hook, needle and pattern book companies are part of this group and adhere to the standards, but independent pattern writers, not so much.

[Heatherb9]

OK thanks 😊 yes I will have a look. These are the rounds in question!

[selind]

It looks like they forgot to write the * in round 6, but looking at round 7, I think you need to repeat from the *, including the instructions in parentheses. To clarify, the brackets at the ends of the rounds tell you how many stitches you should have after a round, while the parentheses are used to signify repeated instructions.

[Heatherb9]

Yes, I just wondered why they had astricks and round brackets both in round 6 and 7 as I thought they both nean same thing. Thanks for your help!