Struggling with Yoke of Vest

Hello! I am very new to knitting anything beyond a blanket or scarf.
I am knitting a vest in the round from the top down.
It have been going well up to the Yoke but the pattern is now confusing me.

Currently I have completed the neck band and neckline shaping.
I have 188 sts in total, with markers separating 16 sts for each shoulder and 78 sts each for the front and back with the BOR m in the centre at the front.
While looking at the RS the pattern tells me to move all the stitches from the BOR m to the next marker onto the right needle which brings me to the start of a shoulder and to remove the first shoulder marker and break the yarn.

The patten then starts on the yoke, starting on the back. The instructions are:
Yoke
Back
Note: You will now work back and forth in stockinette stitch across back stitches only. First and last stitch will be knit on every row (= edge stitches). Let shoulder and front stitches rest. Attach working yarn, first row is from WS

Row 1 (inc row, WS): K1, M1Rp, p to 1 st before m, M1Lp, k1, rm [2 sts increased] = 72 (76, 80, 84, 88, 90) sts
Row 2 (RS): K to end of row
Row 3 (WS): K1, p to last st, k1
Repeat rows 2 and 3 until back measures approx. 15 (16, 17, 18, 19, 19) cm [6 (6¼, 6¾, 7, 7½, 7½)]” from shoulder edge, ending with a WS row

Note: You will now shape the bottom of the armholes with increases

Row 1 (inc row, RS): K2, M1L, k to last 2 sts, M1R, k2 [2 sts increased]
Row 2 (WS): K1, p to last st, k1
Repeat rows 1 and 2, 3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 6) more times [6 (6, 6, 6, 8, 12) sts increased] = 80 (84, 88, 92, 98, 104) sts

Break yarn, place 14 (14, 16, 16, 18, 18) sts from each shoulder on two holders or waste yarn, let back sts rest

Question
I am confused because starting on the WS means I am turning the work over and knitting back towards the BOR marker but previously the BOR marker has been referred to in the middle of the front rows and the BOR m is not referred to the section of the pattern I have included here.
I think I have got something wrong somewhere but I don’t understand how I can access the back stitches and follow the pattern properly?
I was wondering if I should be putting all the shoulder stitches on hold now but it doesn’t explicitly tell me to do this in the pattern till some time later. (At the end of the section of the pattern I have included.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
many thanks Agatha

Welcome to the forum!
What is the name of your pattern and designer? Which size are you making, 1st, 2nd,3rd…?

The BOR marker is not going to be useful for these directions since it’s in the front and you are going to be working only on back sts. Slip the sts from the BOR marker to the next marker (a marker probably at the side). You’ll only be working on the sts for the back. You can leave the shoulder and front sts on a holder or waste yarn for now. You’ll get to them later.
The back sts should be those given at the end of the first row plus the 2 increases. All other sts are on hold. That’s a check that you have the correct number of back sts on the needles
You won’t be turning the vest to work back to the BOR. Instead, cut the yarn strand leaving about a 6inch tail to weave in later. Reattach a new yarn end to the other end of the back sts so that you can purl across Row 1. For this part of the pattern you’ll be knitting back and forth rather than in the round.

Hi:)
The name of the patten is Knitting for Olive and I believe designers are the people who run Kitting for Olive.
I am making the 3rd size, so 80 after the first increase.
Thank you very much for your help!

Maybe this one?


See if it makes sense and if not or if there are other questions, come back and ask. This is a grand adventure, knitting beyond a scarf or blanket!

Yes that one!

I just find it strange how following the pattern to the letter hasn’t led me to the right place.
Or does some common sense just have to come into it eventually:’)

It’s all experience reading patterns. The more you work the more things you learn to look out for. It’s good to get started and this seems to be a nice pattern.

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I agree with you that this seems a bit illogical and that the directions for slipping stitches perhaps needed to be preceded with direction to turn the work and from the wrong side slip stitches. There’s a chance there’s a small error, or perhaps a line you missed or misread, or something else.
Unfortunately patterns take some deciphering, and there can be errors at times which can add to the confusion. The more you work different patterns the more you will learn about construction and pattern logic, but even so there can still be confusing parts - which is why it is so helpful to have a forum like this to help us all through.
Luckily breaking the yarn off won’t have ruined your vest and all you need to is keep slipping stitches until you get to the place you need to be for the next part. I like to put stitches on hold onto a spare cable or thread rather than keep them on the needle.
Don’t hesitate to ask more questions I you get another tricky bit.

It is really helpful to know others find it confusing as well. I don’t feel like I know enough to take more creative interpretations of patterns yet! Thanks for your replies

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