How Do You Understand Symbols In A Crochet Pattern?
IN this article you learn about the various symbols in crochet patterns and what they mean. As you work through a crochet pattern you will notice several symbols in the instructions. These symbols are used to clarify the pattern for you: [ brackets ], { curlicue braces }, ( parentheses ), and *asterisks. Brackets [] are used to set off a group of instructions worked a certain number of times. For example “[ch2, sc in next dc] 6 times” means to work the directions in the brackets 6 times. Sometimes a set of instructions inside a set of brackets need to be repeated as well. When this happens, the text inside the brackets to be repeated will be set off with curlicue braces {}. For example: “[sc in each of next 2 sts, ch2, {shell in next ch-2 sp} 3 times, ch2] 4 times” Here, in each of the four times you work the instructions in the brackets, you will work the portion in the curlicue braces three times. Parentheses () are used to set off a group of stitches to be worked all in one stitch,
