i am sooooo confused

by liz
(los angeles)

I am knitting a sweater, pattern says easy. knit 8 rows(garter stitch) no problem. I have 69 stitches. now pattern reads, dec 1 st each end of next and every following 10th row 4 times more, leaving me with 59 stitches. continue even until work from beginning measures 13 inches.

Then pattern reads, increase 1 stitch each end of next and every following 12th row 2 times more, leaving me with 65 stitches. I'm dont know what to do. Please explain in plain english what to do after the knitting the 8 rows. do I begin the decrease with the first stitch on the left needle or when i get to the end of the stitches on the left needle.

How do I get the 59 stitches and when increasing do i start at the 1st stitch or the last as well.

Please help!

YOUR ANSWER


Here are your instruction rewritten for you:

dec 1 st each end of next and every following 10th row 4 times more, 59 stitches.

Next row: Knit the first two stitches together, knit to last 2 stitches, knit 2 together.

Knit 9 rows garter stitch.

Next row: Knit the first two stitches together, knit to last 2 stitches, knit 2 together.

Knit 9 rows garter stitch.

Next row: Knit the first two stitches together, knit to last 2 stitches, knit 2 together.

Knit 9 rows garter stitch.

Next row: Knit the first two stitches together, knit to last 2 stitches, knit 2 together.

Knit 9 rows garter stitch.

Next row: Knit the first two stitches together, knit to last 2 stitches, knit 2 together.


Continue even until work from beginning measures 13 inches.

Increase 1 stitch each end of next and every following 12th row 2 times more, leaving me with 65 stitches.

knit into the front and the back of the first stitch, knit to the last stitch, knit into the front and the back of the last stitch.

Knit 11 rows in garter stitch.

knit into the front and the back of the first stitch, knit to the last stitch, knit into the front and the back of the last stitch.

Knit 11 rows in garter stitch.

knit into the front and the back of the first stitch, knit to the last stitch, knit into the front and the back of the last stitch.

Knit 11 rows in garter stitch.

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