Greek to me!

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Hey, all! This is my first post here, and I must say I LOVE this community!

Here's the thing. I love to crochet, but I have a really hard time translating patterns into 3D.

Round 1: Ch 4, 3 dc in first ch, ch 3, 4 dc in same place, ch 3 4 dc in same place,ch 3, join with sl st in top of beg ch 3.

Round 2: Sl st in next 3 dc and in next sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same space, ch 3 (corner), 4 dc in same space, ch 1 * 4 dc, ch 3 (corner), 4 dc all in next sp, ch 1, repeat from * once, join.

Round 3: Sl st in next 3 dc and in corner sp, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 3 (corner), 4 dc all in same sp, ch 1, 4 dc in next sp, ch 1 * 4 dc, ch 3 (corner), 4 dc all in next corner, ch 1, 4 dc in next sp, ch 1, repeat from * once, join.

Round 4: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 3 dc, 5 sc in corner, 1 sc in next 4 dc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, and continue around, working 1 sc in each dc and in each ch-1 sp and 5 sc in each corner space.
Round 5:Round 5: 1 sc in each st to within the 5 corner sts, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, 7 sc in next st, continue around, working 1 sc in each sc, 7 sc in 3rd sc of 5 corner sts, join with sl st in first sc and cut thread.

Stuff like this is Greek to me!

Does anyone have any hints to deciphering patterns or know of any websites with illustrated directions? I have been trying to make a granny quare for months and they always come out mutated.