What does no st mean in a line of knitting

How-to Questions
1

I am working on a pattern that shows in the line across, k1, then it says “no st”, then k1 again. What does the no st mean?

2

It means to skip that instruction and go to the next one.

3

But what do I do with that stitch? Do I slip it to the right needle and knit it on the way back?

4

You skip[U] [I]the instruction[/I][/U], and just knit the next st on the needle. So for k, no st, k, you knit 2 sts. The ‘no st’ is a way to account for stitches that are added later on and are just to make the chart square up.

5

Think of any square designated as “no stitch” as a place holder. It is not really a stitch at all, just there to make the chart work out. So just skip it and do the next real stitch however it says to.