Expert: Bea Harrell - 11/5/2009

Question
QUESTION:  need help in makng a daisy flower this is the way it reads: round one with yellow ch5; join with slip st to form a rng  right side ch1, 12sc in ring join with slip st to first sc fnish off 12 sc  round 2 with right side facng join next color with slip st in same st as joinng *ch6 loosely working in top loop onlyu of each ch, dc in third h from hook and in last 3 chs (petal made) slip st in next sc reat from * around workng last slip st in same st as jonng fnish off  12 petals.   round 3 with right sde facng join green with slp st n ch-2sp at tip of any petal ch3 (counts as first dc now and throguhout) (2dc ch3, 3dc) in same sp ch1, sc in ch-2sp at tp of next petal ch2, dc in ch-2sp at tp of nextpetal , h1, *(3dc, ch3,3dc) n ch-2 spat tp of next petal ch1, sc in ch-2s[ at tip of next petal, ch2, sc n ch-2sp at tp of next petal ch1; repeat from * 2 times more jon wth slip st to frst dc fnsh off 16 sps  ( also need to know what does it meann when itsays ch-2sp whu s ther a dash between the ch7 2.  any thng you can help me wth wll be appreciated

ANSWER: I'm not exactly sure where you need help, Lydia. I can't quite make out what the last line says.
It starts off with "need to know what it means when it says ch 2 space..." whu s ther a dash between the ch7. I need to know where else you're having problems. Row 1, or row 3, ect.? If you could clear this up for me, I'm sure I can help.

Best Wishes,  Bea

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QUESTION: Sorry for the mistake on the instructions Here are the instructions all over again my son installed a new program on the computer and I can't see what I have written to recheck it beore I send it.  

I need to know how to make a daisy flower I tryed to do it myself, but I couldn't make it come out.  You have helped me very much to understand these problems I am having.  I am a beginner and I have problems in reading the instructions sometimes.   This is the way it start:

This is the way it starts:   Rnd 1 ch1, 12sc in ring join with slip st to first sc, finish off :  12 sc

  rnd 2:  with right side facing join next color with slip st in same st as joining  *ch6 loosely, working in top loop only of each ch, dc in third ch from hook and in last 3 chs(Petal made# , slip st in next sc; repeat from * around working last slip st in same st as joining finish off.  12 petals.
  rnd 3:  With right side facing, join Green with slip st in ch-2 sp at tip of any petal; ch3 #counts as first dc, now and throughout# (2dc, ch3, 3dc# in same sp, ch 1, sc in ch-2 sp at tip of next Petal, ch2, sc in ch-2sp at tip of next petal ch 1, *#3dc, ch3, 3dc# in ch-2 sp at tip of next petal ch1,sc in ch-2sp at tip of next petal, ch2, sc in ch-2 sp at tip of next petal, ch 1; repeat from *2times more; join with slip st to first dc, finish off :  16 sps.
   rnd 4: with right side facing join yellow with slip st in any ch-3 sp, ch3, #2dc, ch3, 3dc) in same sp, ch1, 2dc, in next ch-1 sp, hdc in next sc, ch1, 2hdc in next ch-2 sp, ch1, 1hdc in next sc, 2dc in next ch-1 sp, ch1, *#3dc, ch3, 3dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch1, 2dc in next ch-1 sp, hdc in next sc, ch1, 2hdc in next ch-2sp , ch1, hdc in next sc, 2dc in next ch-1 sp, ch1; repeat from *2times more; join with slip st to first dc, finish off 56st and 20 sps.
   O.,K. that is the total of the the daisy stitches  Like I said anything you can help me with will be appreciated.  Thank you so much  you have have been very helpful in the past and I understand when you explain it to me  

Answer
Hey, Lydia!  You're a busy woman! OK, about the daisy.

Rnd 1: Ch 5 with yellow, join to make a circle. Now, stick your needle in the circle, grab your thread, and make 12 single crochets in the circle,then tie it off.

Rnd 2:  With the right side facing you (that side is facing you when you crochet from right to left) Join your next color with a slip stitch in the same stitch where you tied rnd 1 off.Now,  
* chain 6 making your stitches a bit loose, and then crocheting just in the top thread of each chain, double crochet in the third chain from your hook, and the last 3 chain stitches(petal 1 made)slip stitch in the next sc of your circle.repeat from * until you've finished 12 petals, then slip stitch in the stitch you tied your color 2 into.Tie off.

Rnd 3:  With right side facing you, join green in the top of any petal.(They are calling this a ch 2 space) chain 3 (this will count as a double crochet now and through out the pattern)and put 2dc, ch3, and 3 dc, in the same space. Ch 1, sc in the tip of the next petal, ch 2,sc in the tip of the next petal, ch1 *(3dc, ch3, 3dc) in the tip of next petal, ch1 repeat from * 2 more times, join with a slip stitch to first dc. NOTE: This round is setting up the 4 corners of your square.

You should be able to finish this now! If not, just let me know.

Best,  Bea