I am new to knitting and am confused about a pattern. Can anyone help???
I am knitting a flower, I am knitting in a round and have 10 stitches on each of the 3 needles for a total of 30 stitches. I then cable cast-on 3 stitches onto the needle after the last stitch. So I now have 13 stitches on that needle and 10 each on the other two needles.
Now the pattern says "you will now be knitting back and forth in rows rather than in rounds attaching each odd row to a flower base stitch".
My first question is do I put all the stitches on one needle??? Or leave them as is???
The pattern then continues on
Row 1: P2, P2tog (edge stitch + first flower base stitch) Row 2: Sl 1, KFB, k1 (4 sts) continued on.......
My second question is how does this end up with only 4 sts on the needle???? Isn't that what the (4 sts) means at the end of a row instructions, that there should be 4 sts on the needle???
I don't get it.
If any one can help, please let me know, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
joannabanana