Knitting Help Needed?

by how they worded it, for every purl stitch you see, knit, for every knit you see purl. So basically reverese what you started.

You started with p2k2p2, Once you get to the next row that states " Knit the purl stitches and purl the knit stitches from the last row" you just k2p2k2 till the end of the row.

When you look at a stitch, you can see if it's a knit or purl stitch. Purl stitches have a bar in front while knit stitches don't. When you see the bar in front, knit that stitch. That will put the bar in back creating a purl on the back side. If you don't see a bar, then purl the stitch. If you were just doing a p2,k2 across, you'd be making a moss stitch, similar to seed but using two stitches instead of one. You're not creating a garter or stockinette stich, but something unique to the pattern, probably setting up for the trellis work which will cross over the "stockinette" portion with reverse stockinette on either side.

"S" is correct in her directions, but wrong in her explanation of what knit the purl and purl the knit stitches mean.

Sometimes directions are confusing which is why I love charts. Usually much more straightforward. If you need more help, feel free to come over to http://ravelry.com/ for some expert help.

The pattern directions for ROW 2 are indicating that any stitch you purled on ROW 1 should be knitted on ROW 2, and any stitch you knitted on ROW 1 should be purled on ROW 2.

ROW 1 = P2K2P2 in multiples of six stitches for pattern

ROW 2 = K2P2K2 in multiples of six stitches for pattern

It's stockinette but on both the right side and the wrong side. You are setting up which stitches will become part of the cable and which stitches will be in the background, which will show as reverse stockinette on the right side. Cables are usually done in stockinette against reverse stockinette on either side of them, which makes them stand up and gives them their 3D look. As you establish the cable pattern, you will notice which stitches are always purled on the right side and knit on the wrong side. These are the background stitches. The cable stitches will get crossed and crisscrossed, but there will always be reverse stockinette between them to set the apart.