Expert: Bea Harrell - 8/3/2008

Question
I need some help with this multi petal flower you have help me so much in the past with some of my other project.  Where I have learn to understand it better.  Thank you so much for all your help I don't know what I would do without your help.  Here goes the multi petal flower reads as follows:  
   Chain 3, slip st in first ch to form a ring, Round 1: ch 1 work 6 scin ring, slip st to FL of first sc, Round 2 3, slip st to Flof next sc, repeat from *around slip st to first slip st & to unused Bl of first sc of previous round.  Round 3 ch 1, working in Bl only 2 sc in each sc from round 1, slip st to Fl of first sc - 12 sts  Round 4, repeat round 2, Round 5 ch 1 working in unsued Bl only of sc from Round 3, *sc in sc 2 sc in next sc repeat from * around slip st to Fl of first sc - 18 sts , Round 6; ch 3, slip st to Fl of next sc repeat from *around slip st to frist slip st and into ch3 space - 18 ch-3spaces; Round 7 ch 1-4sc in same ch 3 space * slip st in next ch 3space 4 sc in next sh-3 space, repeat from * around slip st to frist sc and to unused Bl of first sc of round 5 - 9 slip stitches and 9 groups of 4 sc. Round 8 ch 1, working in unused Bl only of sc from round 5 *sc in each of 2 sc 2 sc in next sc repeat from *around slip st to Fl of first sc - 24 sts: Round 9, repeat round 6 - 24 ch-3 spaces , Round 10, ch 1, 4 sc in each ch-3 space around slip st to first sc and to unused Bl of first sc of round 8 - 24 groups of 4 sc Round11: ch  working in unused Bl only of sc from Round 8, *sc in each of 3 sc, 2 sc on next sch, repeat from *around slip st to Fl of rist sc - 30 sc , Round 12 repeaft round 6 - 30 ch 3 spaces Round 13 ch 1 * sc in ch -3 space, 3 dc in next ch 3 space, repeat from * around slip st to first sc and to unused Bl of first sc of round 11 - 15 sc and 15 groups of 3 dc; Round 14 ch 1 working in unused Bl only of sc from Round 11, * sc in each of 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc repeat from * around slip st to Fl of first sc - 36 sc Round 15 *ch 4 slip st to Fl of next sc, repeat from * around slip st to first slip st and into ch-4 space - 36 ch4 spaces.  Round 16 ch 1 *sc in ch-4 space 7dc in ext ch-4 space repeat from *around slip st to first sc and to unused Bl of rist sc of round 14 - 18 spaces; Round 17: ch 1 working in unused Bl ony of sc from Round 14 *sc in each of 5 sc in next sc repeat from * around slip st to Fl of first sc - 42 sc Round 18 Repeat fround 15 - 42 ch-4 spaces Round 19 ch 1 * sc in ch-4 space 7 dc in next ch-4 space, repat from * around slip st to first sc and to unused Bl of first sc of Round 17 - 21 sc and 21 groups of 7 dc  Round 20, ch 1 working in unused Bl only of sc from round 17 * sc in each of 6 sc 2 sc in next sc repeat from * around slip st to Fl of first sc - 48 sc Round 21 *ch 5 slip st to Fl of next sc, repeat from *around slip st to first slip st and into ch-5 space - 48 ch 5 spaces Round 22 ch 1 *sc in ch-5 space 9 sc in next ch-5 space repeat from * around slip st to first sc and to unused Bl of first sc of round 20 -24 sc and 24 groups of 9 dc Round 23 ch 1 working in unused Bl only of sc from fround 20 *sc in each of 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc repeat from * around slip st to first sc - 54 sc Round 24 ch 1 *sc in each of 8 sc 2 sc in next sc repeat from * around slip st to first sc - 60sc round 25*ch 7 skip sc slip st in next sc repeat from * around slip st tofirst slip st and into ch-7 space - 30 slip stitches and 30 ch-7spaces Round 26 ch 1 *sc in ch-7 space {2 sc 2 dc 1 tr 2dc 2sc
] in next ch-7 space around repeat from * around slip st to first sc and into first skipped sc from rund 23 - 15 sc and 15{ } groups Round 27 *ch 7 slip st in next skipped sc from round 24 repeat from *around slip st to first slip st and into ch-7 space - 30 stitches and 30 ch-7spaces. Round 28 ch1 *sc in ch-7 space {4 dc 3 tr 4dc} in next ch-7 space repeat from * around slip st to first sc - 15 and 15 {} groups. Fasten off.  Sorry this is so long, but I noticed most of it is repart also can you let me know what it means when you have these barrcket {}.  Thank you so much.

Answer
Hey, Again, Lydia! First of all,I'm sending you this link so you can  take a look at this illustration, to see how to crochet in the Fl (front loop) & BL (back loop) of a stitch.

http://crochet.about.com/library/blbackfrontloop.htm

Ch 3, slip stitch in the first chain to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch 1, make 6 sc in the the ring, slip st in front loop of first sc made.

Round 2 is missing an asterisk * so I don't know where to repeat from.
Please check the pattern and put that in for row 2, and also check to make sure the pattern you send me, exactly matches your pattern, because missing even one * or { will make it nearly impossible to work it. And when you send me the pattern, please put each round on the left, as I have here, with a space between each round.  It's difficult to pick the rounds out of all other stuff, and my eyes are not as good as they once were!

Best,  Bea