[Nfb-krafters-korner] Help With Crochet!!!

[Susan Roe]

Okay, looking at this a little closer, I'm confused about the beginning and 
ending of this pattern row.

1.  Chain 56.
Okay, no problem with that.
2.  Double crochet in fourth chain from hook, then DC 7 more ( a total of 8 
DC's so far).
This is a different story.  I get the dc in the fourth chain from hook, but 
where are you putting the next 7 dc stitches?  certainly not in the same 
fourth dc, or are you putting 1 dc in the next 7 chains?
3.  * Skip 2 chains, and double crochet 3 in next chain; repeat from * to 
last 9 chains and double crochet these last 9 stitches.
Actually, I get where the 9 dc stitches on either end would give you a flat 
surface while the shells will give you open clusters, however, you would 
have to chain at least 3 or four, dc until you got back to the shells,but 
I'm not sure if you may not need a single chain between each shell in order 
for it not to be such a stretch as you go from shell to shell.

Once again, I'd like to know what the original pattern was suppose to be.

If you are working the pattern as you described, how does it feel to you? 
does it look and feel like an intresting pattern to you or does it feel like 
something is off and the piece wouldn't lay straight if you are using it for 
ashawl?  If it feels okay to you and you can work this pattern comfortably, 
then stick with it and see how itgoes.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net