Decrease question..

[Ga_Rebel]

Ok so I am thinking of working on a shawl and the pattern says

 

" Starting in the second chain from hook *decrease in the first 2 stitches at the beginning of a row, sc across, decrease in the last two stitches, ch 1, turn. Repeat * until you run out of stitches"

 

So you decrease two times in the beginning of the row and end of the row. Turn and repeat?

 

Here is a link to the pattern: http://www.crochetme.com/issue_1/easiest_shawl_ever.html

[mudpie]

No, Rebel, you decrease once at each end. You do one decrease over 2 stitches. If you are using sc, you draw a loop up in each of 2 stitches and yarn over and pull through both loops. If you are using dc, you yarn over and pull up a loop in the first stitch, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull up a loop in the second stitch, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, then yarn over once more and pull through remaining loops. Does that help?

[Ga_Rebel]

Ok for the most part I understand this pattern. Other than the decreasing it seems pretty easy. So Do I do the foundation chain then one row of singles then start the decreasing or do I start decreasing after the foundation chain.

 

A link to the patterb is in above post.

[mudpie]

Although it appears that you begin your decrease immediately after the beginning chain, I've never seen it done that way, and don't really see the point. I suspect it was easier for her to write it that way, instead of having to write a first row, and then a second (and all other) row(s). She didn't really write a pattern out for you. I would do a row of sc and begin decreasing on the second row.

[Ga_Rebel]

Thank You so much..

 

I resisted the urge half a day to do this..but can resist no more.

[Ga_Rebel]

Ok one more question. Ok this shawl is worked in the front loop only so when I go to do the decrease do I do it in the front loop only or both?

[Hounddog]

I believe that is correct since it said to work only in the front loops.

Darlene

[Ga_Rebel]

Here is a few pictures of the shawl (ran out of white gotta get more tommorrow) Does the sides look even to ya'll?

 

Left side:

 

Right side:

 

From above:

[mudpie]

They look perfect to me.

[Twinnish]

You are coming right along with that shawl. Is that the one from Crochetme?

[Ga_Rebel]

yes I believe that is where its from..Its called the Easiest shawl ever.

[Hounddog]

Your shawl looks really good nice and neat

Darlene

[cityscape]

Yep, the sides are looking good. Nice job!