What do these do?

[CrochetCutesyCreations]

I’m confused, what do these do??? And what are they for??

The one under the ‘worked over’ line and the ones next to ‘rnds’

[CastCatsE]

I have been wondering this my whole life

[CharYesThatsMe]

Omg same I have no clue

[ArielC]

I’m not sure what the line under “worked over” is for, but the ones next to “rnds” are for the total number of rounds and the finished size of the project, I think

[CrochetCutesyCreations]

That’s helpful!! Ty

[LuckyKnotofGold]

It’s actually for the gauge! Gauge generally doesn’t matter in amigurumi so it’s not really necessary here.
But basically when you’re making wearables there’s a gauge that tells you how tightly/loosely the designer’s stitches were, so that when you make the pattern you don’t end up with a sweater (for example) that doesn’t fit.
So if it says 8 rounds = 2" you would then crochet 8 rounds, and if it comes out to 2 1/2" then you would redo with a tighter tension and vice versa if that makes sense

[CrochetCutesyCreations]

What about the bottom box?? The one under ‘worked over’

[LuckyKnotofGold]

Lemme do some investigating

[LuckyKnotofGold]

Okay the “worked over” refers to the stitch you used.
Here’s examples

[SapphireLilyCreations]

It’s where you would write which stitch and hook size are used for the gauge. Here are some pictures showing what it looks like in draft mode and published:

[ArielC]

Ahh okay. So sorry, I think I saw someone use it that way in a pattern when I was still really new here, so I’ve been thinking that’s what it was the whole time