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Wavy Baby Blanket--Crochet?

I am trying to read the pattern for making a crochet wavy baby blanket. This pattern is found in a book called "I Taught Myself'" by Boye. There is one specific area that I am having trouble interpreting One part of the instruction says: sc in the next 5 ch + I think this can be interpreted as: single crochet in the next 5 chains...HOWEVER, I can't not figure out the purpose of the plus sign...It is included in the instructions...just like the mathematical sign. Please help! Thank you :) This is what it says: Set-up Row: Beg in second ch from hook, sc in second ch and in next ch; skip 1 ch, sc in next 5 ch, * work 3 sc in next ch, sc in next 5 ch +, skip next 2 ch, sc in next 5 ch; repeat from * across, ending last rep at +, skip 1 ch, sc in last 2 ch; turn. ~~Thank you all for your responses and help. Iron_Plague: Thank you for your response. Please look at my additional details...This is how the pattern is written in the book. DR + Mrs Bears Face: This is from a book I purchased. I have written the first part of the pattern above. Mary: Yes this book does have a list of symbols in the front of the book, but this symbol is not included. That is why I am a bit confused.

Public Comments

1. It is showing you where to end the row. The last stitch you do at the end of the row is the fifth sc. There shouldn't be any stitches left at that point. They usually use a * for that, but I have seen a + used too.
2. Have you a link to the pattern. A + sign usually has something after it. The previous answer that it marks the end of the row doesn't make sense to me. A full stop marks the end of the row.
3. Since this is an instruction book there should be a page in the beginning of the book that defines abbreviations. My best guess is that they are using the + in the same way that other patterns use an *. If I am guessing correctly (and this is off the wall without more info) there will be a series of stitches between two plus signs. This denotes that the series of stitches will be repeated over and over again. Can you copy the whole row? be careful to copy all punctuation: commas, brackets, asterisks, and plus signs too. :)