Please explain knit stitch one row under

Either you messed up or whoever wrote instructions messed up. You'd have to have 150 stitches to end up with 75. Unfortunately, I think that you lost a few stitches somewhere. This is why I don't knit anymore. :)

It means an increase or a lace stitch. You put the yarn in front of the needle instead of the back when you knit. This makes a hole and adds a stitch. The next row you usually knit 2 stitches together to combat this. Buy without actually seeing the pattern it' could have a different answer. :-)

Probaly have thrown the knittig away by now, but for future reference. If the decreasesare at the end of a row, you will be able to keep th sequence on the next row, if it's in the middle of a row, it's a bit more tricky, you just have to concentrate and match the pattern. I know you will be able to see the decrease, but this is unavoidable if t's in the middle of a row, but at the end of a row or round just follow the pattern, as you would, being careful to match stitches. It's difficult to tell, rather than show. Have you tried to Google it? There may be a video. Good luck. :-)

Is it a lace pattern or are you making holes for a ribbon etc. :-) Ok, yfd, means yarn in front of your right hand needle. then K2 (knit 2 sts)then SY2k (slip yarn then knit 2)
I would really like to know what the next row of pattern says. Because the SYK@ is a bit ambiguous without seeing the full pattern.

can't give you illustrations but. SSK means slip stitch knit. Which means slip the next stitch onto the needle as though you will knit it then knit the next stitch instead keeping the slipped stitch on the needle and go ahead and finish the row.

The first stitch of the row is usually the chain that you ended in the last row. The chain essentially builds the height of the pattern to the next row so the stitches are even height from beginning to end. After you have made the chain, then begin with the first stitch in the next row pattern.

So, if the pattern says to knit 3 (or purl 3), that 3 stitches allows the height for the next row.

S1 = slip next stitch
K1 = knit one
YRN = Yarn Over (not YM!)
K2tog = knit 2 stitches together
Knit to end of row

It depends on your project. You need the size needle that will give you the stitch width and stitch length called for in the pattern. The pattern calls for a specific gauge, so you'll need to try out different needles, knitting a swatch on each needle size, and counting the number of stitches across and down to match the pattern specification. Does the pattern not give you a needle size? Needles come in either straight or circular in all various sizes as long as you stay within the same brand needle. (Needle brands differ from one to another, so try to stay within only one brand.) So a straight needle size 6 should be the same size as a circular needle size 6 (of the same brand).

However, although it may call for a specific size needle, you will still need to knit some test swatches because knitters usually knit looser or tighter, so one needs to adjust the needle size to accommodate those differences, ie someone who knits tightly may get 8 stitches to an inch, but a loose knitter may get only 6 stitches. But if the pattern says to cast on 48 stitches in for row 1, that means the 8 stitch gauge will yield a project that measures 6 inches wide (48/8=6). But a 6 stitch gauge will yield a project of 8 inches wide (48/6=8). The result would be one project will be 2 inches wider than the other.

But that is only half of the problem as you would still need to measure the number of rows per inch to get the length of the project. If there are more rows to the inch than specified, a garment with say an armhole that may be too small. If there are fewer rows to an inch, the result may be an armhole that is way to big.

Be very careful with your pattern and yarn selection. You will be much more successful if you stick to the number ply and yarn weight specified in the pattern, ie if the pattern calls for 2-ply 2 oz yarn, there may be some particularly difficult issues with substituting a 4-ply 4 oz. yarn. You may end up with a project that will not fit. For instance, you wouldn't want to use a heavier yarn to knit a baby garment. Baby garments usually call for baby yarn which is a specific ply and weight.

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It looks like you would scoop up three stitches instead of one and then instead of transferring them over to the other needle you would yarn over and repeat that action twice more, then scoop up three stitches knit and count how many stitches you have if you do it right you have increased the row from 3 stitches to 7.

Try and see if it looks right. Bill in Oregon

Read the pattern again. You may be doing short rows. Buy a more detail knitting book. If you can go to Knit and Crochet Today it's a tv show that has a website they have experts in knitting and crocheting. Sure there is a demo or someone you can ask to explain in detail. I think the show comes on Thursday in Chicago but its once a week on cable/satellite on pbs.