Hello friends, Please help. I’m crocheting Endless Times Cape and its from UK. Can anyone help me understand how to 2DC around 2CH. Picture attached and highlighted part I don’t understand. please and thank you, paula
How to 2DC around 2CH
Just work 2 dc into the ch sp. Instead of going into a stitch insert the hook below the ch sp and complete your stitch. HTH If you need to see it any granny square tutorial should show how to work into the ch sp.
Pretty pattern.
Good morning, So, when it says, "around “2CH”, Does that mean do what you said in 2 spaces before I do the "FPDC " around the PDC?
I was afraid that i was supposed to be FPDC after ever space. But my understanding is only to FPDC after every 2 spaces. Am i correct?
Many thanks for your help!
2DC(TR) around 2CH, 1FPDC(FPTR) around PDC(PTR).
RP **
The repeat is 2 dc in the ch sp, fpdc around the next st. As I read it you do a fpdc after 2 dc in the ch sp - so a fpdc after every ch2sp
If you look at the 4th and 5th photos in this project, enlarged, you should be able to tell whether what you’re doing is giving the intended result.
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/MirjamAnnaars/endless-times-cape-shawl-cal
HTH but when @OffJumpsJack checks in again he’s much better at interpreting instructions, and so are others. Please let us know if this does or doesn’t help. If you’re on your way there’s no need for others to work it out. If you’re not, I’m sure they’ll be more than willing to help.
What a lovely cape! Added it to my (long!) list of things I’d like to do.
Just to clarify–the pattern is written giving both US and UK terms, and you are following the US directions?
GrumpyGramma is correct. This is often written as “DC into the 2-ch space”, rather than “around the chain”. The BPDC / FPDC are what create the ‘rays’ that radiate from the center of the shawl. You will do a FPDC around each BPDC that you did in the previous row, just as you did BPDCs around the FPDCs from Row 6.
It might be easier to copy / paste the pattern into a document on your computer, and remove the UK terms…it would make it easier to read. Or even re-write it in terms that might be more clear for you? This way you can think through the pattern ahead of time.
For example:
7. 1CH, TW, 1DC in first st, 2CH, sk 1st, 1BPDC around PDC, * 2CH, sk 2st, 1BPDC around PDC*, RP **16x, 2CH, sk 1st, 1DC in DC.
- 1CH, TW, 1DC in first st, * 2DC in 2CH space, 1FPDC around PDC*. RP ** 17x, 2DC in 2CH space, 1DC n DC.
I was taught that writing “in first st” is clearer than “in 1st st”, but if it’s not a problem for you, don’t change it. There’s some formatting glitch here that indented Row 8…that was not my intention.
Hope this helps!
Yeah!!! Thank You So Much! That helped me alot. I did it!! Once again, the friends at KittingHelp.com saved me. Enjoy your day, paula
You asked for help but YOU DID IT! Learning to interpret crochet patterns was so hard for me and I still have problems with it. I much prefer charts for crochet. They show what stitch goes where. I think @ColoCro did a really good job with useful tips. I do find this particular pattern to be poorly written but now you are on your way, you’ll do great. If you run into more problems be sure to ask about them.
I think there are some translation issues from the original Dutch. Possibly they use different phrasings which sound awkward in English. And while it’s a good idea to have both US and UK terms, it creates a lot of visual “static”. A chart would be useful, but it would be a HUGE chart, as I don’t think there are any repeated sections! That’s what I find most appealing about this pattern…I’m easily bored!