Crochet help

[ms_interpret]

Do any of you crochet? I'm trying to learn how, but I have a hard time with some of the instructions. Here's the instruction:

Note: Ch 5 at beg of each rnd counts as 1 dc and ch 2 sp throughout.
Does this mean that every time it says Ch 5 at the beginning of each round, I do one dc, two ch and then a space? Or what?

Then later, it says: Rnd 1:

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[ms_interpret]

It's the round after the base round. I think Jez figured it out though.

[ms_interpret]

Oh, and thank you. I plan to pick your brain more. Soon. :)

[jezredfern]

Note: Ch 5 at beg of each rnd counts as 1 dc and ch 2 sp throughout.
Does this mean that every time it says Ch 5 at the beginning of each round, I do one dc, two ch and then a space? Or what?

It means that they're counting the 5 chain stitches as the equivalent of two items: a dc and a space made up of 2 chains.

So when you see that in your instructions, just chain 5 and move on to the next part of the instructions.

The reason they say that is because when you come back to that section in the next round or row, and they say something like "Do x in the chain 2 space," you know that even though that spot looks like 5 chains, it's really just forming a space there where you put other stitches into

[ms_interpret]

That helps considerably. I think I get it. Thank you. I'll probably bug you and datagoddess for more help soon. :)

[jezredfern]

You're welcome :) Have fun with it :)