I have looked around at other posts, but can’t find what I’m looking for. I think I’m missing something basic because none of the instructions make sense to me, and so I have quite a few questions. My pattern says:
Sew right shoulder seam,
leaving left shoulder seam open.
Neckband: With RS facing and
smaller needles, pick up and knit
15 sts down left front neck edge.
K12 (12-14-14-16-16) from front
neck st holder. Pick up and knit
15 sts up right front neck edge.
K22 (22-26-26-30-30) from Back
neck st holder, inc 2 (2-0-0-2-
2) sts evenly across. 66 (66-70-70-
78-78) sts.
1st row: (RS). *P2. K2. Rep from * to
last 2 sts. P2.
2nd row: *K2. P2. Rep from * to last
2 sts. K2.
Rep last 2 rows of (K2. P2) ribbing
twice more.
Cast off in ribbing.
My questions are
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What does “15 sts down left front neck edge”? There are only about 20 stitches total between the shoulder and the stitches on the holder, on the left front neck edge. So do I start knitting 5 stitches up from the holder, toward the holder?
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After knitting some stitches from the holder, from the left edge, it wants me to jump over to the right front edge? How?
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Then jump to the back stitch holder? Again, how?
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Then it says to knit 22 (I’m making the smallest size) from back neck stitch holder (there are only 22 on it), increasing 2 evenly across to somehow get 66. That means I need two new stitches for every one I currently have. How?
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Finally, there are row instructions. What is a row at this point?
I know this is a lot, so thank you for any insight!!!