Interpreting Dahlia sweater pattern

How-to Questions
1

To any of the gracious ladies out there willing to help me, thank you in advance. I got the sweater pattern from http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter07/PATTdahlia.html. I am having trouble how to do Row 2.

Using US #8/5mm circular needle, CO 63 sts. Do not join work.

Set-Up Row [RS]: K1, place marker, [k1, m1] 14 times, place marker, k33, place marker, [k1, m1] 14 times, place marker, k1.
91 sts.

Odd-Numbered Rows 1-5 [WS]: P all sts.

[COLOR=“Red”][B]Row 2 [RS]: [K to marker, RLI, slip marker, LLI] 4 times, k to end.[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=“red”][B]Row 4 [RS]: Work as for Row 2.[/B][/COLOR]

When working on row 2, do I K1, RLI, K(again before LLI?),then LLI?

2

Yes, on row 2 you want to k1, RL1, slip marker, k1 and use that stitch for the LL1. Then the same increase repeats on either side of the next 3 markers. This gives you a line of increases with a tiny lacey hole down the center line rather than the usual raglan increase with a double row of knit sts down the center. It fits with the nature of the pattern which is very pretty and looks like fun to knit.

3

Row 2 [RS]: [K to marker, RLI, slip marker, LLI] 4 times, k to end.
Row 4 [RS]: Work as for Row 2.

When working on row 2, do I K1, RLI, K(again before LLI?),then LLI?

*Why would you K again before the LLI? There is no instruction to do so. Simply,
(K to the marker, RLI, SM, LLI) x4, Knit to the end

4

RK, I think it’s simply completing the st after the marker that was increased into for the RL1. Knit it and then you have a st available for the LL1.

5

Yes you do the RLI in the st below the one you just knit and the LLI in the st below the next one on your left needle.

6

Thank you ladies, you’ve been a big help! Has any one of you tried this Dahlia pattern?

7

That’s a cute sweater!

There are 275 project pages for it on Ravelry. It’s free to join and a great place for looking up patterns.