fingerless gloves question

[fullhouse451]

ug. I am so bad with directions sometimes. Hoping someone can help.
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Directions:
pick up and knit 45 stitches around the cuff. Knit 10 rows then start gusset.

round 1: k2, M1, K1, m1, k42
round 2 & 3: knit
round 4: k2, m1, K3, m1, k42
round 5 & 6: knit

continue in this manner adding two stitches to the bold segment every third row until there are a total of 60 stitches.
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ok, my question is..I am adding two stitches (any way I want to) to round 1 and round 4? right where it is bolded? doesn't that change the amount of knit stitches at the end then by 2? or does it just assume I know that? so instead of k42 wouldn't it be k44?

[suzeeq]

You're adding the sts between the incs; first you k1 between them, then k3, then k5 and so on. The sts on the other side of the increases won't change so you continue to k2, m1, k X, m1, and k42. The 'k X' is the number that changes. When your total number of sts is 60, then you go on to the next instruction.

[fullhouse451]

ok, on my second repeat I thought i was suppose to on round 1: k2, m1,k3,m1 but then I have 44 stitches left to knit not 42. Am I doing something wrong?

[suzeeq]

How many inc sts did you do on R 1? Or how did you increase? A m1 isn't the same as kfb here, you lift the yarn between sts and knit it tbl, or do a backward loop.

[fullhouse451]

i took it back and started over, but I still keep ending up with the wrong stitches at the end. I need to clarify, for row one and three do I keep adding 2 onto the current total? so, after the first set and I start on my second repeat would row one be
k2,m1,k5 ?, m1, k42
row 2 and 3: k
row 4: k2,m1,k7 ? ,m1, k42

[hyperactive]

to help you a little further:

what you are making here is the thumb gusset. that is a "shim" that you work into your glove to make room for the thumb. Look at your hand: it does get wider where the thumb starts. That is why you make this piece.

If you want to organise yourself I recommend using stitch markers (or loops of yarn hanging on your needle) to seperate the sections.

round 1: k2, MARKER HERE M1, K1, m1, MARKER HERE k42

So when you get to the round 4, you slip the marker, M 1 knit the section of 3 stitches between them (the 1st increase, the k1 , the 2nd increase all from round 1) and M1 again, then slip the marker and work the rest.
this way you can see easily: all that changes is the amount of stitches between the markers. the rest stays the same.

check the increase videos up top for M1