Now we will start with some detailed explanations to help you read or decipher crochet patterns. When you are a beginner some terms can be very confusing and leave some of us (yes I am talking about me) overwhelmed if we just don’t know what they mean. This lesson deals with Space and I will try and give you examples and in between the stars will be the real meaning. Below you will see 2 picture samples. The first one is showing the 2nd row and I have an arrow pointing to the “ch 2 space” the second one shows a dc worked into the “ch 2 space”. The pattern may be: Row 1: ch 22, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in remaining chs (20 dc), ch 3 turn Row 2: dc in next 2 dc,* ch 2, skip 2 dc, dc in next 3 dc repeat from * to end, ch 3 turn Row 3: dc in next 2 dc, *2 dc in next space, dc in next 3 dc repeat from * to end **Row 3 means…dc in next 2 dc, make 2 dc over the ch 2 you made from row 2*** In a pattern space is the OPEN area that was usually made in a previous row. Some patterns may indicate which space: Row 3: dc in next 2 dc, *2 dc in next ch 2 space, dc in next 3 dc repeat from * to end **Row 3 means…dc in next 2 dc, make 2 dc over the ch 2 you made from row 2*** Rarely you will find you will find a pattern that is very clear: Row 3: dc in next 2 dc, *2 dc in the ch 2 space made in row 2, dc in next 3 dc repeat from * to end **Row 3 means…dc in next 2 dc, make 2 dc over the ch 2 you made from row 2*** You can have a ch 1,2,3,4, etc space: **usually made in the previous row** The next space: **space closest to your hook** The second space: ** space closest to your hook is counted as number one, the space after that is number two** Open spaces are used frequently in filet crochet and are called open mesh, open square, open filet stitch, and open space all meaning the very same thing. Hopefully this will help put you at ease and urge you to try more patterns.
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