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I am trying to finish the Bernat Baby Coordinates Crochet Hoodie Jacket. I have crocheted the back and left side. The next instruction reads: With RS facing, miss 18 hdc at center back. Join MC with sl st to next hdc. Ch 11. 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook.
1 hdc in next 8 ch. 1 hdc in same space as first sl st. 1 hdc in
each hdc to end of row. 29 hdc. Turn. Work to correspond to right front, reversing all shapings. I do not know what they mean by "center back".Do you start at the end of the instructions and work backwards for reverse shaping? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
"Center back" means that you hold the right side (RS) facing you and you skip 18 half-double-crochets (hdc) and start crocheting again there. By "center back" they mean the center of the back, which is where you will end up if you skip the 18 hdc. And, as far as I can tell from reading the pattern, you reverse all the instructions so that you can work your way back down again for "reverse shapings". Please let me know if you have further questions.
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