Expert: Ed Matos - 1/18/2011

Question
My instruction are:
(Slip st, ch 1, sc) in first ch-1 sp, ch 3, (sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3) 7 times, decrease, * sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch e, sc in next ch-1 sp) 5 times, decrease* repeat from *to * 9 times more,
My question is decease when?  I don't understand why the decrease as this is the final round on a blanket and do I decrease starting with the first * or back at the beginning. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Answer
Jane:

Thanks for the question.

You would do the decrease after the stitch set, so you would do the decrease after doing the instruction, on the first part 7 times, then you will decrease after the 5 times, each and every time, till you have done that 9 times more (based on the instructions)

At times a decrease is used for a decorative purpose, or it could be used to alleviate ripples. In this case, since I am not seeing the picture of a completed one, is hard to tell.

Hope this helped. Should you need any assistance, please let me know.

Happy Hooking

Ed