Punctuatoins

PUNCTUATION

 

 

• Asterisks, *,**, or ***, indicates where a set of repeated steps begin or end

 

• A Comma (,) is used to separate steps within the instructions.

 

• An Em - dash is a long dash  that is placed at the end of a instruction. The number following the Em - dash indicates that the number of stitches you have has worked in that row, or round

 

• Parenthesis ( ) are used to surround any comments that provide more information about certain steps within the instructions. 

 

• A semi - colon (;)  is used to separate steps within an instruction. A semi- colon is also used when separating larger sections within the instructions, a repetition, or a complex series of steps that results in a completion of one advanced stitch, or patterns.

 

• A set of square brackets [ ] is used to surround steps that are to be repeated a specific number of times.