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

[Annette Carr]

Eileen,

I gave a quick look at the original pattern.  I guessed right about the
first and last set of double crochets, however, what I purposed for the
center 36 stitches is nothing like the pattern.  If you continued with what
I came up with, you would get a bunch of little squares or rectangles that
are slightly off set from the row below it.  There is nothing wrong with
this, and I think it would look just fine.  

The original pattern places multiple double crochets in a single stitch from
the row below and some chain stitches connecting the double crochets.  This
combination of clustering the bottom of some of the double crochets and
adding chain stitches to separate the tops of the double crochets give more
of a angled set of stitches which form the "shell" look instead of the
vertical stitches making up the squares or rectangles as I proposed.  

I hope this helps and does not make you more confused.

Annette


-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of eileen SCRIVANI
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 2:31 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Help With Crochet!!!

Susan:

No, at the beginning of the row, I dc in the fourth ch from the hook, then I
dc in each of the next 7 chains.

At the end of the row, when there are 9 chains left, I do 1 Dc in each of
these individual chains and then chain 3 or 4 to turn and come back for the
next row.

The 36 sts/chains inbetween the initial 8 and ending 9 are skip 2 & double
crochet 3 in the next chain/stitch (a multiple of 3 in my way of looking at
it).  Again, I have totally changed the original directions because I was
impatient to get started.  I do have lots of open work and am not sure if I
am liking it or not.  Maybe I need to try it for a little longer before
deciding to rip it out and start over.  I did send you the link to the
original pattern if you want to look at it ... it's nothing like what I've
worked out <LOL>.

I was thinking that because one edge of the pattern has 8 stitches & the
other edge nine, that is where the off-set comes in.

Thanks.

Eileen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Help With Crochet!!!


> 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
>
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