Please Help me understand this PLEASE???

[Aelita]

Okay I am trying to make this Bubble Romper Set but I am stuck. I have two different questions for you. Okay question number one is this. It's says Ch 40, then sc around the row for this do I sc in the stitches like normal or what does that mean?

Question two is this it says to do HDC sets and theinstructions for the hdc set is this: hdc,hdc,hdc,ch.3+loop. I am so confused at that part as well. I don't know if I should do three hdc's, ch3 and loop in the same stitch or if I should hdc in three diferent stitches and then do the ch.3+ loop. I contacted the owner of the pattern a couple of days ago and no response. I am trying to get this done soon and figured if I asked here I may just get some help. Any help o these questions will be greatly appreciated and thank you for reading this.

[Aelita]

Okay thanx for your help Darski

[Crocus58]

I'm so happy you finally got it - sorry I wasn't more help - I couldn't see the picture clearly and just couldn't visualize the effect. Yes - please post when you are done - can't wait to see it!

[Aelita]

Yes thanx alot and she hasn't gotten back to me yet. She has beautiful patterns on lulu.com and I may just buy more of her patterns b/c they are so beautiful. I shall be posting the finished outfit on here later today b/c it's fast once I got past that part lol.

[darski]

Thank you for letting us know. That does make sense and I can see that it is hard to write that out... although you did a better job of it than she did.

[Aelita]

I got it!!! Finally I frogged it at least four times and drank two cups of but I got it!! And Crocus58 and Darski I have you both to thank for sticking it out with me so thank you to you both:hug . Okay but what she meant by this part:

 

Bodice:

Ch 40

row 2: sc around row (40 sts)~ do 40 sc's in the chain I'm guessing

 

row 3: Complete 2 HDC sets, 3 hdc in next st, ch 3+ loop

Complete 2 hdc sets, 3 hdc in next st, ch 3+ loop

Complete 4 hdc sets, 3 hdc in next st, ch 3 + loop

complete 2 hdc sets, 3 hdc in next st, ch 3+ loop

complete 1 hdc set, hdc, hdc, hdc~ for the hdc set I do three hdc's in three stitches but when I get to the end of the third hdc, I pull the yarn through the first two loops on the hook then I ch. 3 and pull the yran through that last loop. Then for the 3 hdc in next st, ch 3 +loop is basically I do 3 hdc in the same stitch but just like before when I get to the third hdc I pull the yarn through only two of the three loops, then I ch 3 and pull the yarn through the last loop. That's what gives it that little bit of puff to it. If you saw the pic in the link I gave I'm doing the peach colored one but mine is going to be baby pink and soft yellow. I am so happy I finally got it and thank you so much Crocus58 and Darski for your help I really appreciate it alot group hug:ghug lol.

[Aelita]

I wrote to her Saturday so I hope she gets back to me soon.

[darski]

There almost seems to be a LOOP stitch in some of those pictures. It just doesn't make sense with a ch 3 to do a loop stitch but who is to say...

 

I am still clinging to my picot theory.

 

When did you write to the author? with the weekend over, she may get back to you yet.

[Crocus58]

It does not look like a cluster, I'd do the 3hdc's in 3 separate stitches, follow the pattern for a bit and see how it looks. If you still aren't getting it, we'll try again . . . .

[Aelita]

Well here is the link to view it on lulu.com I can't make it bigger but If you click on the pic it will enlarge it: http://www.lulu.com/content/187672

[Crocus58]

Sorry it took so long to get back - I was at work and only just got home.

 

I concur with Darski about the 40 "around"

 

on the hdc sets, I think it's an hdc in 3 stitches, then the loop, because the 3 hdc and loop in the last stitch is specifically spelled out. If it was meant to be a cluster, you'd think it would be written "complete 3 hdc sets" not "complete 2 hdc sets, 3hdc in next stitch + loop"

 

does that make sense? Does the pattern have a "shell stitch" apperance?

[darski]

That's what I'm thinking for the sc part but from the pic which is in pdf and I have no idea how to put it on here but the loop part stitcks out kind of like a popcorn stitch I found somthing similiar on Annie's Attic site that was called a Berry Stitch. The one main thing I was wondering is about is the part for the HDC Sets have you ever seen that before? If so do you know how it's done or if there is a tutorial anywhere?

 

 

 

One way to get a picture from a PDF is to get it on screen and then use the Print screen button on your key board.

 

go to your Paint program and use Edit/paste and the picture will be there for you. You can crop to only the part you need.

 

One quick note, post a link to the pic rather than the pic itself... if you can do that.

 

I really don't know anything about this stitch. I will check the Berry stitch to see if it helps here.

[Aelita]

just a couple of thoughts...

 

When I write patterns, I usually say, sc across row. I am guessing that her "around" is just another way to say the same thing.

 

Regarding the hdc and loop... is is possible that she means a Picot stitch worked into the top of the last hdc you make.

 

It looks like she is establishing a pattern of 3hdc and a picot. (the 3hdc in one stitch maintains the pattern and causes an increase...)

 

It could happen

 

That's what I'm thinking for the sc part but from the pic which is in pdf and I have no idea how to put it on here but the loop part stitcks out kind of like a popcorn stitch I found somthing similiar on Annie's Attic site that was called a Berry Stitch. The one main thing I was wondering is about is the part for the HDC Sets have you ever seen that before? If so do you know how it's done or if there is a tutorial anywhere?

[darski]

just a couple of thoughts...

 

When I write patterns, I usually say, sc across row. I am guessing that her "around" is just another way to say the same thing.

 

Regarding the hdc and loop... is is possible that she means a Picot stitch worked into the top of the last hdc you make.

 

It looks like she is establishing a pattern of 3hdc and a picot. (the 3hdc in one stitch maintains the pattern and causes an increase...)

 

It could happen

[Aelita]

Bodice:

Ch 40

row 2: sc around row (40 sts)

row 3: Complete 2 HDC sets, 3 hdc in next st, ch 3+ loop

Complete 2 hdc sets, 3 hdc in next st, ch 3+ loop

Complete 4 hdc sets, 3 hdc in next st, ch 3 + loop

complete 2 hdc sets, 3 hdc in next st, ch 3+ loop

complete 1 hdc set, hdc, hdc, hdc

 

and the instructions she gives for making the sets is HDC Set= HDC, HDC,HDC, CH3+LOOP. For the loop she put LOOP=pull loop through last HDC ST, inside loop.

[Aelita]

Sure I can hold on let me type it up.

[Crocus58]

In order to figure this out, I need more to work with. Can you give a few lines of the directions?

[Aelita]

I have it in pdf I bought it off of Lulu.com there is no stitch count at the end and it's not joined b/c there will be buttons in the back

[Crocus58]

I'm a tad confused, but that's a normal state of mind for me . . .

 

"chain 40 around the row" are you crocheting this in the round? Perhaps that's what is meant . . .

 

for the hdc sets, if you were to do all of those stitches in one stitch, that would be a lot of increases, unless it is a shell of some sort. . . does it give you a stitch count for any of the rows? What are the directions for the row directly after. My thought would be that each hdc is in a new stitch.

 

Could you give a link to the pattern (if it's an on line one) or the rows before and after the confusion sets in?