In a crocheting pattern, what does 'ch1-space across' mean to do?

Answer 1

you chain one, leave a space and continue on.

Answer 2

OK, without any prior lines of the pattern or more of this line, this is a bit hard to answer, but, I am assuming that a prior line of the pattern had you doing a "ch1" (chain 1). Now, you are doing whatever it is to that "ch1-space across" as in this example below, which uses ch 2.

PATTERN SAYS: dc in next dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-2 sp and in each ch-2 sp across.

YOU NEED TO: Now work a double crochet in the next double crochet. When it says (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch 2 sp and in each ch 2 sp across it means that you do what is in those parentheses *in every chain 2 space on the previous row*. So in each chain 2 space you should end up with a double crochet, chain 2, double crochet.

Hope this helps!! Good luck.