http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/2416741999_f132254b36.jpg

Ok, so I got the darn thing cast on (all 599 stitches....) and I got up to the point where I have to start following this chart, but I am confused as to whether to ssk or k2tog before and after the see-saw looking square because the legend does not show a \ it only shows a / for both the ssk and the k2tog....

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2328/2202914542_a7dd3fe450_o.png

that is what the finished shawl should look like....

http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/decreases

here... they have done the SSK on the right and the K2tog on the left and the diamond points up.... in this pattern the diamond points down, so should I just reverse this and do the SSK on the left and the K2tog on the right... what would you do?

Yeah, that's odd.... must be a typo. The \ is a left leaning decrease and should be SSK. Try it that way.

thanks! :hug: I will try it that way... what's the worst that could happen? I have to frog it and start over?

Yeah... that. More knitting.

It should tell you specifically because it will matter which way the stitch leans.