Expert: Patricia - 2/17/2010

Question
Hi Patricia;

I am an avid crocheter. I only crochet blankets for babies and donate them. Although I have been crocheting for more than 50 years, I still have small problems.
When the pattern reads: ch 2, (counts as hdc thru-out), hdc in next st. FPdc in next 2 sts. does this mean to hdc in the first st next to the ch-3?

Answer
Hi Katherine,
How generous of you to crochet baby blankets for donating.  A true labor of love!

It seems to me like you will have two hdc (that first ch 2 counting as one, of course), then you'll have the FPdc.  Without seeing more of the instructions, I don't know what's next, but from what you're saying I'm assuming you'll have two more hdc's in the tops of the stitches right after the FPdc. I'm not sure what you mean by "next to" - before or after the FPhd?

Here's a little video of the FPdc which I know you already can do, but it just makes it really clear so you can see where to put the next hdc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EMbrIYsDrs  (You'll have to cut and paste this into your browser.)

Let me know if this helps.

-Patricia