Question about mitered hanging towel

How-to Questions
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Hi all! I’m working on the mitered hanging towel pattern found in the Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines and Canadian Living.

I don’t understand the numbers in bold below. Can you help?

Rows 10, 12, and 14 Knit – [B]72 sts.[/B]
Repeat rows 1–14 twice more – [B]44 sts.[/B]
Repeat rows 1–8 – [B]36 sts[/B].

Thanks so much!

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Those numbers indicate the number of stitches you should have on your needle after the completion of that row/last direction.

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Thank you so much! I appreciate it!

4

Could you please edit your original post to show only the rows you’re asking about? It’s not a good idea to repost an entire pattern, it’s copyrighted to MD and/or C Living.