I was happily crocheting along until I hit a snag in understanding a portion of the instructions. First I will list the portion of instructions I am having difficulty with (where do I start at this junction of the pattern; and in what direction am I to go on the heel and/or foot portion?), and then the link to find the complete pattern. I need to finish this before Christmas Eve, so any help is very much appreciated.

Hi,
i've this set of instructions but not sure exactly what it means, can anyone help?

To make front head and body:
Cast on 24 sts
Knit 56 rows garter st (1st row is RS), placing markers at each end of 50th row to indicate arm placement.
Shape head- 1st row- Cast on 10 sts, knit to end = 34 sts.
2nd row- Knit to last st, inc in last st= 35 sts.
3rd row- Inc in first st, knit to end = 36 sts.

I appologize for asking likely obvious and ridiculous questions but I am BRAND NEW to knitting. Knitting my very first item and am teaching myself with no one to ask...
I am knitting from my very first pattern. It is a pattern for sock monkeys and other animals made by Patons. I'm making the elephant and so far the entire pattern has been in the round. The pattern has just switched to knitting with only 2 needles and says "Work back and forth across needle in rows". I'm assuming this means normal knitting, row by row. Is that corect?
The 1st row says (RS) Knit.

I got the first round done it did start out like a granny square. Thanks Mother Hen. but now im not understanding the next rnd. 2nd rnd. Ch 5 (counts as dc and ch 2). *Miss next 2 dc. 1 dc in next dc. (2 dc. Ch3. 2dc) in next ch-3 sp. ** 1 dc in next dc. Ch 2. Rep from * twice more, then from * to ** once. I got all the way to (2 dc. Ch 3. 2 dc) what does it mean after that with in next ch-3 sp. ?

thanks again for the help.

it sure helps to have the same size of knitting needles!!! (I bet)

Posted by: jaianana (IP Logged)
Date: October 19, 2009 02:36PM

I am crocheting a scarf; can someone please tell me if there is any way I can stop the bottom from turning up at the corners?

Thank you.

Jaianana

Posted by: jaianana (IP Logged)
Date: October 18, 2009 02:55PM

Hi!
I have been trying to make a hat for my granddaughter. When I join the rows at the beginning they line up, however, as I continue the seam curves. I just can’t get it straight.
I would appreciate your help.
Thank you,

Jaianana

Posted by: brendak (IP Logged)
Date: October 17, 2009 05:03PM

I am knitting a scarf for a 5 year old girl, how many should I cast on and how long should I make it. She does not live nearby for me to try on her.

Posted by: orangemm (IP Logged)
Date: October 12, 2009 02:36PM

I have an afghan that has double crochets in it. I'm trying to finish it; it has a "wave" stitched over the whole thing.

The directions say to join the yarn around the post of the 2nd dc and then chain 1.

For the life of me I can't figure out how to join the yarn around the post! I've tried different methods and nothing works; I usually end up with the yarn on the wrong side of the afghan.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.......

Posted by: cmg (IP Logged)
Date: October 12, 2009 10:56AM

help, i'm working on a scarf pattern that usesdiagonal eyelet lace. one of the stitches is skp: sl1, k1, pass sl st over k st. Any help