Hello everyone, please could someone help me with a pattern. I cannot work it out. Does it mean that I only use the 1st and 2nd rows of each pattern. I understand the chart, but not which pattern rows I should be knitting. Thank you 
Hello
Using the word pattern and abbreviations patt and patts has caused some confusion there.
No, don’t just work rows 1 and 2 of the various patterns, work all the 4 rows of the patchwork patterns.
Under instructions for BACK,
“1st and 2nd rows set patt. Keeping continuity of patt as set commencing with 3rd row of patts”
The word “patts” has two different meanings. I have italicised one which refers to the 2 rows of instructions given for BACK.
I have made bold the other which refers to the 4 different patchwork patterns.
All these 2 initial rows (1st and 2nd rows set patt) are for is to explain the chart, that on RS you work patchwork patterns in order 1 2 3 4 1 2
And on WS you work the reverse, so 2 1 4 3 2 1
After working all of row 1 do all row 2, then all row 3, all row 4, etc.
Then the order of the patchwork changes as per the chart and you will work all rows of the patts in this new order.
And so on.
Any clearer? It’s quite hard to explain with the multi-use of “patt”.
That is so kind of you to translate it for me. I will have another go. 
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Let us know how you get on. If it’s still a problem just ask again, someone else might have a better way to explain.
I can understand about finishing the full row which makes the square pattern blocks. But I don’t understand which row of PATT 2 I knit on the 3rd row. This is the most confusing pattern I have ever tried working on. If each row was printed I could do it.
Each of the patchwork patterns is made of 16 rows
Patt 1 has 4 rows which are repeated 3 more times (16 rows)
Patt 2 has 2 rows which are repeated 7 more times (16 rows)
Patt 3 has 4 rows repeated 3 more times (16 rows)
Patt 4 has 2 rows repeared 7 mor times (16 rows)
For each of the patterns you can jot onto your paper the numbered rows for the repeats, maybe in pencil, to help keep track of row numbers
Patt 2
Row 1 knit (and rows 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15)
Row 2 purl (and rows 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16)
For patt 2 then on row 3 you do row 3 which is a repeat of row 1. For row 4 you do row 4 which is a repeat of row 2.
Just keep in mind only patts 2 and 4 ar repeating 2 rows, whikst patts 1 and 3 repeat 4 rows, that’s why it help to jot the row number beside and then use a row counter to track which overall number you’re on (1 to 16).
The block will thn be done an you’ll do the next series of blocks in the rearranged order but again using rows 1 to 16 to keep track.
You can do it, this is the hard part figuring out which rows are which but once you get going it will be much easier.
Here, I’ve jotted on the pic to demonstrate what i would do on the actual paper to remind me of the rows
Welcome to the forum!
This pattern is worth the extra effort and it will become easier as you work the first tier of the pattern stitches.
I wonder if it might help to make a copy of the page with the patterns 1-4. Then you can individually cut out each pattern like this.
Align the separate pieces according to the diagram on a new sheet of paper and tape them down. Then you can more easily read across the pattern rows.
You could even duplicate rows 1 and 2 in patterns 2 and 4 so that each pattern square has 4 rows. The pieces can then be rearranged for the next tier of the diagram.
Markers between the pattern squares are going to help keep each one in place as well.
Let us know how it goes. That first couple of rows are always the most difficult to set up and get knitting on. We’re with you on this!
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