Need help with an instruction!

[qwerty]

Hi guys. Im new to this website, so please bear with me. So i am knitting a kids' jacket and the instruction states:

Shape Neck
Bind off 6 sts at beg of next row, 2 sts at beg of next 1 alt rows and 1st at beg of next 5 alt rows. 12 sts.

What does this mean????

Please help.

p.s i am fairly new to knitting!

Thanks

[suzeeq]

Bind off 6 sts at the beginning of the next row, work a row and BO 2 sts, work another row then BO (decrease looks better) 1 st every other row 5 times. You'll have 12 sts left then.

[qwerty]

oK I think i got it!

Thanks a lot!!!!!

[qwerty]

Oh btw, when u said "work a row AND bo 2 sts" do i knit 1 normal row, and BO 2 sts at the next row??

[suzeeq]

Yes, BO 2 at the beg of the next row; should have said that.

[qwerty]

Hi again.

under the same heading it says cont in garter stitch until it measures 27 cm from cast on edge. but after doing what ive done, it measures that much any way. what do i do.

[suzeeq]

Your row gauge must be longer, and make sure you're laying the piece down to measure it flat, not stretched.

Do you have a link to the pattern? It often helps if we can see all the prevous and following instructions to make sure you're reading it right.

[qwerty]

erm. I think ive worked it out. No its in a book unfortunately.

thnaks a bunch!

sorry to be so annoying. Another question. It says to attach a new piece of yarn to a stitch thats on a stitch holder. How do i attch it. Is there a vid or anything ???

[suzeeq]

You don't really 'attach' the new end, like tie it on or anything - just leave a long enough tail to weave in later, 6" or so, and start knitting with it.

[qwerty]

Hi everyone. im now starting on the hood. and it says

cast on 32 sts and knit 3 rows.
Next row (WS): Inc 1, k to end. 33 sts.

i know this sounds dead simple, but when it says knit 3 rows, do i simply count 3 rows from after i have casted on, because when i look at my product, it doesnt look like 3 rows, but 2. secondly, how do i know what is the right or wrong side when knitting - arent both sides the same?

Thanks!