5tog <----Is this knitting "English"?

How-to Questions
1

Can someone please help me figure out what the [COLOR=“Red”][B]“5tog”[/B][/COLOR] means?

Row 1: k6, C4B, k1, C4F, C4B, k15
Row 2 (and all even rows): k
Row 3: k13, C4B, k17
Row 5: k6, C4F, k1, C4B, C4F, k15
[COLOR=“red”]Row 7[/COLOR]: k8, [COLOR=“red”]5tog[/COLOR], k4, C4F, k4, M1K, M3, M1K, k8

I have 34 sts on the dpns( 11-11-12) but for row 7 after I knit 8 im left with 3. The pattern suggested magic loop but I chose to ignore. Does this mean this pattern is not feasible on DPN’s?

I hope my question is clear enough.

2

I don’t think the dpns are the problem. Do the directions towards the beginning of the instructions define M1k and M3?

3

Probably means ‘knit 5 tog’. With the 2 m1 and the m3 increases that would offset the decrease. Do you have a link to the pattern?

4

Here’s the link to the pattern http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/parade-armwarmers

5

yes it does. i just posted the link.

6

So down at the end of the pattern are the st definitions. The M1k is an increase of one by picking up the bar between 2 sts (if you knit into the back of it, you’ll twist the st and prevent a hole). The M3 is a k1p1k1 into a single st.
The k5tog decreases the row by 4 total and the M3 increases 2 sts and the two M1k increase 2 sts for a total 4 increases (which balances out the 4st decrease). You should end up with 34 st again. Interesting and challenging pattern!