BellaOnline Forums Hobbies and Crafts Crochet Question about a crochet instruction.

I want to make a Techno granny square but I have already got stump. There is some code in some curve brackets that I don't understand. Here is what it look like: (+tr + 7ch), ( 4 tr in lp,7ch)What does it mean? I already know wha the tr means. Tr means triple crochet. But I don't really know what the lp mean. Tia.

It means loop. The 7 ch is the loop that you will put the 4 tr in.

Pam ,


Every one that writes a pattern uses their own language in the making of a pattern.
This is a very plain instructed pattern. <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
So we have to read between the lines and fill in to complete the pattern.
After seeing the Square pattern I read it this way >>
I like to do each step by itself , sooo

Start with 10 ch with color A, join > >>
You now have the lp = LOOP or circle after joining.

1. 11 ch (= tr + 7 ch),
Now this 1st group ( = tr+7ch ) is a tr and the 7 ch >

THEN > (4 tr in lp, 7 ch) 3 times,
make 4 tr and a ch 7 > DO this 3 times into the LOOP .

THEN > 3 tr. >

THEN > join with sl st in first st
{( that is the top of the ch that makes up the 1st tr. )}
Join >> Into the 4th ch of the 11ch you started with.
=>32 tr.

Next row >>
2. 3 sl st, turn square ; Working over tr and over chains, *(sc in next st)10 times, sk 1 st *. Repeat * to * 3 times again; join with sl st in first st, switching to B. =>40 sc.



Pam, I would print this out and make this square. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Thank Mother hen I will do that.

Thanks Amoeba.