I'm in over my head...

[IdleHands]

...and determined to make this shawl!

 

I'm working on Knottie By Nature's "My Blue Jeans Shawl" and I'm stumped on the directions for the second row. Here's the directions:

2: Ch 1,sc in 1st dc, (ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, in ch-1 sp work [dc2together, ch 2, dc2together, ch 2, dc2together], ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp) to the end, working last sc in 4th ch from the last sc of previous row, turn.

If I understand this right, I chain 1, single crochet in the first double crochet. Here is where I get confused. It says chain 3, but what are the next instructions in bold? I don't know what an SK or SP is. English please.

 

When I get to the brackets, are the double crochet 2 together's done in the same spot or am I repeating this as I go down the row?

[sfgwife]

2: Ch 1,sc in 1st dc, (ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, in ch-1 sp work [dc2together, ch 2, dc2together, ch 2, dc2together], ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp) to the end, working last sc in 4th ch from the last sc of previous row, turn.

 

 

chain 3, but what are the next instructions in bold? (ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, in ch-1 sp

 

I think there is a mistake in there you are either going to sc of dc in the ch-1 sp

 

I don't know what an SK or SP is. English please.

sk = skip

sp= space

 

[dc2together, ch 2, dc2together, ch 2, dc2together],

I think these will be in different ch sp or st. Seeing the first row of the pattern may help out a little more though so we know what you are working off of.

 

[dc2together, ch 2, dc2together, ch 2, dc2together], ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp)

once you work through this once you will continue with this patter until the end of the row.

[IdleHands]

Here is the first row after the foundation chain:

1: Sc in 9th ch from hook, ch 1, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, (ch 3, sk 2 ch, dc in next ch, ch 1, sk 1 ch, dc in next ch, ch 3, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, ch 1, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch) across until you have fewer than 10 ch left, ch 3, sk 2 ch, dc in next ch, turn. If you have any chains in the foundation chain left, leave them unworked. When you complete the shawl, undo those chains and weave in the end.

I think there is a mistake in there you are either going to sc of dc in the ch-1 sp

I thought this meant I would do the sc at the same space as the dc in the first row.

[darski]

I made this shawl last year but I didn't like how short it was so I frogged it back to a scarf size. I took these pictures today after I saw what you were asking

 

They do show the stitch pattern. I am offering these pictures in the hopes that you can see what the directions mean. I am not responsible for anything more than offering a way to see the stitches in action.

 

The overall pattern stitches (the two rows just repeat and repeat getting smaller as you go)

 

 

 

A close up of the (2dc) clusters in groups of three

 

 

 

[IdleHands]

Thank you Darski, seeing an up close pic does help. I'm used to doing more solid projects, so it was a bit tough for me to envision.

 

Do you remember roughly how long yours was?

[darski]

Mine is 74 inches long but it was only about 18-20 inches deep when I was finished.

 

I used a WW yarn and a generous hook

[IdleHands]

Hmmmm, maybe I should decrease every 4th row instead of every 2nd to make it longer.