Beginning Crochet

Hi Maureen,

I'm not going to be much help, but if you are starting from the neck, you have to increase some where along the way and that could be by doing the spaces. Is there a picture that we could see of the website of the pattern. That would sure help.

Hugs,

Nora

Hi Maureen, it's not a dumb question but just something you haven't learned yet.

"(1sc.ch.2. 1 sc) in next single crochet" means to work a single crochet, do

2 chains and another single crochet all in the same stitch of the previous row. In your case, that would be in the 16th single crochet. Yes it will leave a hole which I think would be intentional. I would need to see more of the pattern, like what comes before or after it, to understand what "make 2 sp" means.

I can't help you, Maureen, but I am sure that someone will. Now that you have de-lurked, stick around and play with us.

Higs, Katherine

Hey, Maureen! Glad you decided to jump in here ... and just for the "record," there are NO dumb questions!!!! :o)

I ditto all that Jan said about the instructions in parentheses -- you will do those stitches (single crochet, chain 2, single crochet) all in the 16th single from the preceeding row.

I have the same problem as she (Jan) for your second question ... need to see more of the instructions to know exactly what "make 2 sp" means. Write back again and give us that row -- or even better, the row in question plus the one before and after.

I'm sure you'll get the hang of this -- wanting the poncho so badly will encourage you to keep going, and all of the sudden you'll realize that you're having fun and enjoying the process and seeing your piece develop before your eyes (or fingers as the case may be!) And it's no bother to help you -- that's why we're here ... to help each other and show each other our progress and projects and to share ideas. :o)

Welcome to the group -- it's great here and everybody's exceptionally friendly and helpful. Eve :o)

Hi Maureen

Others have answered this one, so I won't repeat it. Yes, it's made to create a hole in your work. You may fill it in on subsequent rows to make a staggered look to your design, so it may not be apparent in any pictures of the poncho.

A lot of times, pattern makers will put at the beginning of the instructions where the materials and gauge are listed a section with the stitches used. If there are any unusual ones, often they will make up an abbreviation, describing what you are supposed to do in the stitches used section. For example, your (1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc) is often called a V stitch or V-st for short when worked with double crochet, so the stitches used section would say "V-st: (dc, ch 2, dc) in same stitch." Nearly every time you see something in parentheses in crochet, it means you'll do everything enclosed in the same space or stitch. Anyway, rather than repeating "(dc, ch 2, dc)" throughout the pattern, they'll write something like "V-st, ch 1, dc in next dc across row", so it makes the pattern more compact to read and takes up less space if it's a published pattern.

HTH!

Leah

You make a single crochet into the chain of the row below, then you make two chains (in the air, not into a stitch) and then another single crochet into the same chain where you made the previous one. The middle chain of beginning chain will have two sc worked into it, with 2 chains between them. Probably in the next row, you are going to make (1 sc, ch, 1 sc) AROUND these chains that separates the two sc. Note the word "around". You won't work into the chains, you'll pass your hook into the space below them before wrapping the yarn around the hook and making an sc, then 2 chains, then another single crochet around the chains.

This pattern will accomplish three things: a pattern going down the middle that has a series of little holes, a gradually widening fabric, and a point in the center. This is a very typical poncho pattern.

Yes. At the beginning where you had 15 chains, you'll now have 16 single crochets, two chains and another 16 single crochets. Each row will have 2 more stitches than the row below. Until you're more expert, I would count the stitches on every row. My first crochet project was a pot holder that used the exact same pattern, and I kept ending up with rows that didn't have enough stitches, because the first stitch on every row tends to hang down a bit and it's easy to miss it. That's one of the reasons for making a chain at the beginning of each row.

Yes to both questions.

Could you type in more of the instructions for that row? I've having trouble figuring out what they mean.

You'll be an expert in no time, don't worry.

Hi Maureen! Welcome to the RCTY family! :o)

Your first question was answered, and I have to agree with Jan about needing to see more of the pattern to understand your second question. Is the pattern on the internet somewhere, or is it from a book that one or more of us might have?

Good luck with it, I'm sure once you figure out the stumbling blocks and get past it, your poncho will finish up beautifully and you'll be wearing it in no time at all. ;o)

Gemini

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