Knitting Needles etc.

Hey

im knew to knitting and ive just brought a popcorn kit i have knitted before but never followed a pattern… when i say knit i mean i can cast on, knit a garter stitch and cast off! very simple scarf! lol

my pattern says..

first piece
cast on 8sts
k2 rows
3rd row inc 1st at beg (9)
4th row inc 1st at beg (10)
k2 rows
break yarn leave sts on lh ndl

what am i doing? what i dont understand is what does k2 rows mean? what do i do on the 2nd row? i think if i understand this i will easily get on with the patten but am unsure, help is needed thank you xx

OK, you know how to cast on 8 stitches,
First row: Knit across the 8 sts
2nd row: Knit across the 8 sts
3rd row: increase 1 stitch at the beginning, then knit across, giving you 9 stitches
4th row: increase one stitch at the beginning, then knit across. Now there are 10 stitches.
5th and 6th rows: Knit across the 10 stitches
Then break off the yarn leaving a short tail of yarn
I hope this helps.

4 Responses

1. Nancy S Says:
   December 5th, 2009 at 9:35 pm

   OK, you know how to cast on 8 stitches,
   First row: Knit across the 8 sts
   2nd row: Knit across the 8 sts
   3rd row: increase 1 stitch at the beginning, then knit across, giving you 9 stitches
   4th row: increase one stitch at the beginning, then knit across. Now there are 10 stitches.
   5th and 6th rows: Knit across the 10 stitches
   Then break off the yarn leaving a short tail of yarn
   I hope this helps.
   References :

2. iceveela glasure Says:
   December 5th, 2009 at 10:00 pm

   knit two rows
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3. Jenn Says:
   December 5th, 2009 at 10:49 pm

   Somewhere on your pattern there ought to be a list of abbreviations, and possibly instructions for different ones. If not, you can find lists of standard abbreviations all over the web.

   K pretty much universally means "knit"
   P likewise means "purl"
   inc is where you usually see some explanation of which increase method is intended.
   "as set" or "in pattern" means to continue knitting in the same stitch pattern that’s been established. I know you don’t have that one, but it’s one that comes up and confuses people often.

   Before beginning any pattern, always locate the abbreviations and make sure you know how to do everything the pattern is asking you to do.

   (The first answer is correct and very explicit–you should pick them for best answer, I just wanted to give you a bit more info that might help you out in the future)
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4. jody b Says:
   December 5th, 2009 at 11:14 pm

   Hey to you too.
   simplify: Row 1- Knit
   Row 2- Knit
   References :

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