# Help translating knitting instructions **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2010, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-translating-knitting-instructions/548293 "2010-07-28T11:13:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-translating-knitting-instructions/548293/1 "2010-07-28T11:13:23Z")
I’m knitting sleeves for a baby jumper but can’t understand the following instructions - any knitters able to help me? _Work 28 rows ridge patt as given for back [this I get] at same time incl one st at each end in 5th and foll 6th rows until there are 50 sts._ I’m starting with 42 sts which means I need to add 8 (2 per row x 4), but not sure whether this needs to be in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th rows, or 5th, 6th, 12th and 18th - or something else? Then it says to _cont in stocking st incl one st at each end of next and foll 6th row/s until there are 56 sts._ Again, in which rows should I be adding these additional stitches? ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-translating-knitting-instructions/548293/2 "2010-07-28T12:32:57Z")
5th, 11th, 17th and 23rd. That gives you your requisite 8 extra stitches. The next time it wants 1st, 7th and 13th. The “foll 6th” thing just means “count 6 more from wherever you did it last”. May you have speedy knitting! ETA: Oh, and I just realised that the first row for the stocking stitch section is 6 rows from row 23 of the ridge. So you really do just keep doing every 6 rows till you’re done. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-translating-knitting-instructions/548293/3 "2010-07-28T15:06:16Z")
I agree with the above poster’s interpretation.