Knitting advice needed urgently! PLEASE!!!

[Missybaby]

Making a jumper and the instructions say:

Beg with a k row, work 2 rows in st st.

I know this means begin with a knit row, work 2 rows in stocking stitch. I know that stocking stitch is a knit row followed by a purl row.

Here's where I'm stuck.
Does 'work 2 rows in stocking stitch' mean knit a row, purl a row, knit a row, purl a row' i.e. 4 rows of knitting? or do i only knit one row and purl one row, i.e. 2 rows in total?

i would think the second.... 1 row k, 1 row p = 2 rows in st st....

really? I don't get then why it doesn't just say, knit 2 rows, purl 1 row. seems daft!

yes, the second one.

one row knit and one row purl.

knit row is the 1st row, so when you have done the second row(purl) you can start row 3 as knit.

hang on. i think then i've been going doubly wrong! so, in fact there are only 2 rows. one row knit, one row purl. this includes the initial 'beg with a k row'. Is that right?

(Thanks for your help. Really don't want to go wrong and am a novice knitter as you can tell!)

i totally get it now. derrr! thanks for the advice!

yes thats right.

go here if you get stuck again. very useful for beginners.

yup - they're just telling you to start with the knit rather than the purl of the st st.

this site has excellent videos if you get stuck.