Reading Pattern Question

How-to Questions
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Hi Guys,

I’m knitting Henry’s Rabbitand am stumped when it comes to getting to the Head part of the pattern. I have completed the body, which says there should be the following number of stitches for the three dpns: 16-32-16.

Then for the body it says:
1st dpn: PU 8 sts (1 for every [I]other[/I] CO st) beg at 1st CO st
2nd dpn: PU 16 sts (1 for every other CO st)
3rd dpn: PU 8 sts (1 for ever other CO st)

Am I reading this correctly that I should pick up the first half of each needle and cast on a new stitch between them? The other stitches are on a scrap piece of yarn - should I move them to a holding needle in the meantime? Have any of you made this pattern before, and did these directions make sense to you?

Thanks for any help guys!

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“CO 48 sts on 3 dpns, 16 sts on each needle”.

This is your initial instruction for beginning the bunny. It looks to me like this may be where you need to pick up stitches from. The second dpn instruction reads “2nd dpn: PU 16 sts (1 for [B][I]every[/I][/B] CO st)”, not every other stitch.

“Place all 64 live sts on scrap yarn. Measure off about 4 yards of the yarn for finishing the body later, then cut yarn.”

You’ll need the 4 yards called for in order to finish Henry.

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I agree, the live sts (16-32-16) go on scrap yarn. The new sts are picked up from the initial 48sts cast on.