BellaOnline Forums Hobbies and Crafts Crochet Child poncho help! Increasing?

Help! I have crocheted some in the past, and am having difficulties following this wonderful pattern that Eva has so kindly posted on this site.

The instructions end at the beginning of row 3. The pattern calls for a 4 space increase per row.

I looked through the tutorials on the site and could not find information on increasing and on continuting patterns. (All of the items I completed in the past have had the instructions down to the last stitch.)

The instructions for the Childs Poncho ends at Row 3. It has you ch 1, 3 dc in next ch 1 space,5 times.

The instructions say to repeat Row 2 for pattern.

Do I start at the beginning of Row 2 instructions? Do I start at the *? Are the increases automatically figured in the pattern, or do I have to add those in?

When I get to Row 4 and subsequent rows, do I increase the number of ch 1 3 dc in next ch 1 space from 5 to ...?

As you can tell, I am lost!

My 6 year old keeps asking me if I have finished her poncho yet! Please help me so I will not disappoint her!

Thank you!

What it means is that every time you do another row, you will have to do what is inbetween the * to * one more time. So Row 3 you do what is inbetween the * to * 5 times, now the next row you do , you will have to do what is inbetween the * to * 6 times. Does that help ?

Thank you! I'll have time to try it later this afternoon. It already makes sense, so maybe I am not hopeless!

You just needed a little refresher thats all.