The Shtick I Do

There are so many snowflake patterns out there I debated on whether or not to even do one for a post. I was going to use other peoples' patterns and make a post about those, sorta like a rating system as to whose was easiest, most time consuming, etc. I guess I'll have to do that one later (as in I will remember it this time next year).  I got several patterns together and started working through them. What I discovered was this: they were very confusing! One pattern reads ... ".... Round 1: CH 2, DC in CH. *CH 3, DC Cluster, repeat from * 5 times total. CH 3, join in beg cluster. Round 2: SL ST to center of CH 6 ..." .  I was completely confused as to wher e the " CH 6 " in Round 2 came from. All of the ones I printed off had confusing areas like that in the directions. I muddled through some, frogged several others and finally threw up my hands in frustration. My husband ( who thinks I'm D a V i nci in the wor ld of crochet ) has told me sev...