I have no idea what this means and it is only Row 2!! yes i’m stuck on row 2, can you tell i’m new?
row 1: K2, p1; rep from to last 3 sts, k3
row 2: Work sts as they appear
I think I did row 1 correctly except that when I got to the last 3 sts i was only at the k2 part of the repeat so by doing k3 to the last that means i’m left with 5 knits at the end of the row. the hat is knitted from side to side in one piece then later connected i always get confused with patterns when working on the back side which is why maybe i’m stuck at row 2
It’s a Sideways grande hat from Boutique knits and I love it and thought it would be a good intro to cable knitting for me but i’m stuck here hellllp
It means that if your next st looks like a knit stitch, knit it, and if it looks like a purl st, purl it. That way you’ll get a rib stitch.
Take a look at the sts on row 1 and name them to see if you goofed and did 2 purls or something - k, k, p, k, k, p, etc.
oh, I see that someone has already answered this. And yes, it means, if you see a knit stitch, knit it; if you see a purl stitch, purl it. Simple.
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Already answered, but that never stops me from adding my two cents! 
The First penny:
Ah, Moni, it is simple if you know what a knit stitch or purl stitch look like and can see the stitch from the previous row below the loops … :oops: 
Pull the fabric down from the needle if it is bunched up with the cast on. A purl has a horizontal bar ‘=’ below the loop to be worked and a knit will show a ‘V’ shape below the loop to be worked.
Second:
If your first row ended in k5, then you many have miscounted your cast on stitches (one short) or made and extra k or p in one repeat of the pattern (either a k3, p1 or a k2, p2 somewhere in that first row).
When you figure that out and correct it you will end with k2, p1, k3. Then from the wrong side (after you turn) it should be in the order of p3, (k1, p2) across. I always have to work it out this way for the first few rows until the pattern is visible.
Good luck! Crossed Fingers
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thanks for the visual of the = and v that’s a great teaching tool as well as pointing out that it’s what’s below that i’m looking to replicate it’s appearance
i thought this might be the case but it seemed too simple to me haha
so in my mind it’s almost like flipping the switch on the row 1 pattern meaning if row 1 is k2 p1 then row 2 is p2 k1, since it’s on the back side, is that another way of thinking of it?
oh and yes i goofed when i went back to count i totally added an extra p in the first row
thanks for all your help everybody
Just wanted to add my thanks too. As a new knitters I am reading all these posts just in case I ever encounter the same problem. Learning, learning, learning!
Irishmam
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Almost, one detail you missed was the order, I will use characters again. = for purl and v for knit.
Row 1: (k2, p1) Repeat across until 3 remain then k3 for a right hand knitter working left to right looks like this
vvv=vv/*/=vv=vv <= direction knit, RS view
turn, Row 2: knit sts as they appear
==v==v/*/==v=== <= direction knit, WS view
so you could right the instruction as…
Row 2: p3, (k1, p2) across.
For those that knit left handed the written patterns and knitting are both done from left to right.
Row 1:
vv=vv=/*/vv=vv=vvv >= direction knit, RS view
Row 2:
===v==v==/*/v==v== >= direction knit, WS view
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