Curious yarn over - what to do?

[WynnieG]

I’m working on a knitted hood, and am finding the instructions for the buttonhole rows a bit strange.

The entire pattern is viewable here. The specific section I’m having difficulty with, I’ve quoted below, and highlighted the problem passage in bold:

[FONT=centaur][SIZE=4][COLOR=#008040][SIZE=3]What you are doing is decreasing after the 1st, 2nd, and 4th markers on each row. This will create saddles over each of the shoulders and a triangular section in back.[/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=centaur][SIZE=4][COLOR=#008040][SIZE=3]Buttonhole rows: right side rows every 1" (2.5cm) (i.e. rows 1, 9, 17, 25, 33 , 41, 49 of st-st): [B]Work 3 st in moss, yrn, yon, work 2 in moss;[/B] k2tog and then work across, dec. as set. Next row (wrong side): work as set to last 7 sts (counting the increases); p2tog, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1
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I know that yrn and yon are old ways of specifing knitwise and purlwise yarnovers. Is it possible that this is a mistake in the directions? How am I to make one of each yarn over in succession without losing the first one, and without making a stitch in between?
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[Ingrid]

Maybe you’re supposed to essentially wrap the yarn twice for a larger hole?

Let’s see what’s happening. . .

k p k (now the yarn is in back), yrn-(yarn round needle)-bring the yarn up over the needle from the back, yon, bring it around again.

Yup, I think that’s it. When you get to the stitch on the next row, only knit into one of the wraps and let the other fall for a bigger hole.

[WynnieG]

Thank you Ingrid!! As usual, you rock.

P.S. I think your yarn dragon has been talking to my yarn dragon… I’ve been acquiring a small pile of variegated lace yarns lately. cloud9

[Ingrid]

It’s a disease, I tell ya.