help, what does work 2 rows mean?

[starlighttess]

Please help trying to knit baby clogs as a present for a pregnant friend but in stuck. The part of the pattern is

k1,k2tog,k13,k2tog,k2,k2 tog tbl,k13,k2 tog tbl,k1
knit 1 row
k1,k2 tog k11, k2 tog, k2,k2 tog tbl,k11, k2 tog tbl, k1
knit 1 row
k1, k2 tog,k9, k2 tog,k2, k2 tog tbl, k9, k2 tog tbl, k1
work 2 rows

can anyone tell me what the work 2 rows means?
thankyou in advance

[RochesterKnitter]

From what you have written, it would mean to knit 2 rows.

Your pattern appears to be overall garter stitch (knit every row) with some decreases on every other row. Now you are to "work" 2 rows, rather than the previous 1 rows. In keeping with the garter st both rows should be knit.