tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557614577091431398.post3349982227182237148..comments2023-08-23T13:55:36.739-04:00Comments on Sharon's Eclectic Retreat: It's a Pencil, It's a Scarf...Sharon Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178652815840919077noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557614577091431398.post-8391300615081134062012-08-13T10:59:32.548-04:002012-08-13T10:59:32.548-04:00Thanks Debi. I think I'm going to give this to...Thanks Debi. I think I'm going to give this to my friend's granddaughter. Might be a tad bit too youngish for me.;)Sharon Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178652815840919077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557614577091431398.post-40896814365318566772012-08-13T10:58:25.655-04:002012-08-13T10:58:25.655-04:00Thanks Laurie. Hopefully some of the beautiful pat...Thanks Laurie. Hopefully some of the beautiful patterns out there written by bloggers follow that rule.<br />Sharon Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178652815840919077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557614577091431398.post-42887158264030433612012-08-12T17:07:33.357-04:002012-08-12T17:07:33.357-04:00Hey Sharon! In general I think a lot of crochet pa...Hey Sharon! In general I think a lot of crochet pattern designers assume that it's understood. The ch2 or ch3 at the beginning of the row counts as the first stitch unless specified otherwise. The ch1 when doing a sc does not.<br /><br />A great solution I've seen to that bump you (we) always get at the beginning of a row of dc is to ch1 instead of 3 and do your first stitch in the first stitch instead of the second.<br /><br />The scarf came out great!Laurie Lalibertehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640175895773282060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557614577091431398.post-15763059969971645502012-08-12T12:36:09.169-04:002012-08-12T12:36:09.169-04:00Hi Sharon - your scarf is really cute. I'm su...Hi Sharon - your scarf is really cute. I'm sure you will be getting lots of compliments when you wear it. :)hooksandyarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879733455358400724noreply@blogger.com