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I'm trying to start a prayer shawl from "The Prayer Shawl Ministry" book published by Lion Brand Yarn. Row 1 says: Ch7,(3 dc, ch1, 3 dc) in fourth chain from hook, skip next 2 chs, slip st in next ch: two 3-dc groups and one ch-1 sp. I don't understand what a ch-1 sp is. Thanks. jpitkin

The ch1 sp is the space you will be creating between the 3dc and 3dc. You will find it much easier to make a stitch into it on the next row instead of crochet into a stitch. You find this in granny squares all the time.

Thanks alot that makes sense.