Crochet instructions are actually not that difficult to follow and read once the pattern and understanding the meaning of each abbreviated symbol become familiar to you.
Remember to search in the instruction the punctuation and the pause each time you see periods or commas. The basic element in studying crochet patterns and instruction is understanding the style of writing, that includes crochet abbreviations.
However, it is not important to learn by heart the symbols and abbreviations immediately because you can always refer to your list when needed.
Having somebody at your side to read the directions out loud to you can be very helpful. Although it is not important to memorize abbreviation, it is significant to understand it, so that you will know what to do.
Directions generally make use of parentheses ( ) and asterisks (*) to show pattern repetitions.
For instance, when the pattern instructs you to "repeat from *" you need to examine and look back at the instruction of the row that you currently are working on and then locate the asterisk (*). Crochet the instruction instantly following that asterisk (*).
There are times when a certain pattern ask to "repeat from *" not just one time, but more. If this is the instruction, you need to go back, locate the asterisk (*) and then crochet the instructions following it, for how many times the pattern requires.
Generally only one asterisk (*) in a row is found and the "repeats" will bring you to the row ending so that there is no supplementary instruction required for where you should end the repeats.
There are a few patterns that uses a "single asterisk (*)"at the start and at the end of "the repeat". So that when you arrive to the succeeding "single asterisk (*), you are aware that it is the spot where that "repeat" will be stopped.
At certain times patterns uses "single asterisk (*) and a "double asterisk (**), where the "double asterisk (**)" is normally used to indicate where you need to end the repeat; for instance, a pattern instructs you to "repeat from * to **".
You need to search for, going backwards in the instructions of the round which you are working on and locate the asterisk (*).
Then you need to crochet the instructions at once succeeding that asterisk (*) and then continue till such time you arrive to the double asterisk (**), then you need to stop and begin to crochet once more at the course where you stop or left off before making the repeat.
Directions normally state "work even", meaning that you should be working on the same stitch and not decreasing or increasing any stitches.
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