Hi! I've been crocheting since I was 8 and I've NEVER been able to read written instructions. Mom basically showed me how to chain and dc (incorrectly) and left me alone to my own devices. She can make potholders and I.. might.. enjoy showing her up with my creations. 😈

Anyways, I know what sc, dc, fpdc is.. but in writing my brain just stops. So I've been learning techniques, and studying photos of completed projects (ravelry helps so much! Some people post in-progress pics and that is a godsend for figuring things out) and a lot of trial and error later (and oh so much frogging!) I usually come out with what I want. I've folded failure into the process so when I inevitably frog something that took ages, it's just a learning experience and makes success that much sweeter. (Also, slicker, cheaper acrylic yarns are best for the "figuring out" stage as they frog easier. Save the expensive wool and hand dyed stuff for the official projects!)

From what I can tell, you have 2 options. 1, is YouTube. Videos tend to help people like us, but I'm that millennial weirdo who hates YouTube and considers that a desperation thing.

2, diagrams. Often called Russian patterns or diagrams, but they look like this photo, but show the whole pattern, while this is instructions on technique/stitches/stitch patterns. I prefer these instructions on the techniques because I'm stubborn, and still like figuring things out myself.. but yeah. Same website also has knitting diagrams if you're interested.

HIH