pattern question-- knit to end?

[ironchef31]

I am attempting a baby blanket and am pretty new. Following this pattern...


what do they mean, knit to end?? thanks

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Cast on 5 stitches. Knit 1 row.
Next row Knit 3, yo, k 2.
Next row Knit 3, yo, k 3.]
Next row Knit 3, yo, knit to end.
Repeat last row until there are 126 stitches on needle.
Next Decrease Row Knit 2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k to end.
Repeat last row until there are 7 stitches on needle.
Next Decrease Row Knit 2, k2tog, k2tog, k to end.
Bind off remaining 5 stitches.

[knitasha]

Just knit until you get to the end of the row. No yarnovers.
When you get to the end of the row, turn your work around
and start the next row.

[KnitTogether]

It just means that you would continue on doing whatever the instruction said to the end (of the row). So knit to end (or k to end) simply means that the remaining stitches on your needle, all the way to the end (the last stitch) will be knit. Then you will turn your work and move on to the next row. Hope that helps.

(Whoops - I just saw that someone else already responded!)

[ironchef31]

clearly I am not smart, I cast on 5, then knit 2 rows in the manner it says. so now I have about 7 stitches on the needle. That is where I am confused. I have just a few stitches. how do i keep increasing? This is my first pattern!

[suzeeq]

The YOs are increases and you're supposed to have them; this starts at one corner, increase at the beginning of each row until 126 sts on the needle, then you do decreases for the other half.

[KnitTogether]

I've put in bold, after each line in your pattern below, the number of stitches you will have after each row when you get ready to turn for the next row. Hope this helps a little!

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Cast on 5 stitches. Knit 1 row. (5 stitches)
Next row Knit 3, yo, k 2. (6 stitches... the 'yo' (yarn over) created one extra stitch.
Next row Knit 3, yo, k 3. (7 stitches)
Next row Knit 3, yo, knit to end. (since you had 7 stitches in the previous row, the yarn over in this row makes it 8)

Repeat last row until there are 126 stitches on needle.
You are now repeating the last row (start the row with knit 3, do a yarn over, and then knit to the end) on every single row. This means every row will be 1 stitch more than the previous row until you have 126 stitches on your needle. Then you begin decreasing (as described in the "Next Decrease Row" shown below) until you have only 5 stitches on your needle. Then you will bind off those last 5 stitches. You are making the blanket from corner to corner.

Next Decrease Row Knit 2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k to end.
Repeat last row until there are 7 stitches on needle.
Next Decrease Row Knit 2, k2tog, k2tog, k to end.
Bind off remaining 5 stitches.

[ironchef31]

Thank you! I was not sure and was going to go nuts if I did it all wrong. Thanks all for your help. Hey, maybe I am not as dumb as I thought!!