Help for cable sweater for sick son

How-to Questions
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Help. Started a warm sweater for my son who’s on chemo (would like to get it done as fast as possible) and I’m stuck. It’s a cable pattern on 10 stitches (first row knit, second pearl, 3rd row cable, etc.–this I understand. What I don’t get is the following instructions:

Change to larger needles and proceed in pat as follows:
1st row: (RS). K2 (2-3-2-3-2-3).
[Work 1st row of panel pat. K2 (2-3-2- 3-2-3)] 6 (8-8-10-10-12-12) times.
2nd and alt rows: [K2 (2-3-2-3-2-3).
Work 2nd row of panel pat] 6 (8-8-10- 10-12-12) times. K2 (2-3-2-3-2-3).
Panel pat is now in position.

Can anyone figure this out?
Can anyone help me.

2

The numbers in the () are for the different sizes. So you k 2 or 3 sts depending on size, work the 1st row of the cable patt, then k2 or 3 sts and repeat the cable patt and the 2 or 3 sts however many times for your size. The first knit sts aren’t repeated.

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my sympathies about your son - I hope that he is immediately returned to full and robust health.

4

we will all hope that your son masters his challenge and gets better soon.
Do you need help with anything else on this pattern? Just ask!
But I think, suzee has answered all the problems to this point.