Is this pattern wrong?

[acraftylady]

It seems every time I want to start a pattern I run into problems and the numbers don't work. It must surely be me as every pattern can't be wrong.

 

There was a beaded mesh scarf at Annies attic the other day. I am trying to work up a sample swatch but can't get past row 2. After I Ch and SC into the second ch from the hook on down I have 16 SC. Then in row 2 I work the pattern as written but instead of bringing up a bead and doing a SC there I just SC in that stitch without the bead since I just want to get this down first before stringing the beads on. When I get to the end I have a stitch left, am I supposed to or what am I doing wrong here? Mary

 

Bead single crochet (bead sc): Push bead up to hook, then sc, bead will appear on back side of sts.

 

Row 1 (RS): String 44 beads onto yarn, ch 17, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (16 sc)

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next st, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, bead sc (see Special Stitch) in next st, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in each of next 2 sts] across, turn.

[MLLORF]

When I do this pattern I do not end up with an extra stitch. After you turn and do the ch 3 are you putting the dc in the right stitch? Since the ch 3 counts as the 1st dc you are actually making the 2nd dc in the 2nd stitch. I hope that makes sense. Want pics??

[acraftylady]

OK so after the CH3 where the SC starts I go into the 2nd SC there right? Well, that works so I hope that's right. I don't know why I have such a hard time interperting patterns. I guess when it said DC in next stitch I assumed they meant the SC right after the CH3.

[jess315]

yeah, the pattern term "next stitch" always leaves room for vaugeness and assumes the reader is already familiar with the crochet standard of counting the first ch 3 as the first dc, and skipping the first stitch below because of that.

 

a better way to have written that would have been "ch3, dc in 2nd sc, ..."

[acraftylady]

Well I got the first 7 rows done with 2 white pearl beads in there and it looks nice so I can't wait to keep going. I am using red Caron simply soft because it is going to be another scarf for the aids fundraiser. I said when I finished the last skein of red yarn I was done making them but then when I saw this pattern I just had to buy another skein of yarn and give it a try. Mary

[MLLORF]

glad you were able to figure it out