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So I'm knitting this pattern...

I've started the back tonight... the first 5 rows are 1x1 rib and I've got 86 stitches on my needles. The first row of pattern says for 1st and 2nd sizes "P5 [7],C4B,P2 * P3, T2B, T2F, P5, C4B, P2, rep from * to * 3 times, P3 [5]" I ignored the bits in square brackets as I assume they are for the second size. I've done the repeat 3 times but now I have 18 stitches left instead of the 3 I would expect to have. I added up the stitches and got 11 before the *, 18 between the *'s (times 3 makes 54) and 3 after the * which only comes to a total of 68 and would explain why I have stitches left over.

If it helps any (but it didn't help me...) the next row of pattern is K3 [5] *K2,P4,K5,P4,K3* rep from * to * 3 times K2,P4,K5 [7] So effectively that's still only 68 stitches, and just purling on the backs of the cables and knitting on the back of the purl stitches...

Any ideas where I am going wrong?

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