Help needed with a pattern please

[Looker 10]

Ive just started knitting again after many years. A babys jacket. seems easy enough. but i m stuck because the pattern tells me i should have 22 stitches, which luckily i have after a couple of decreasing rows, now the next line reads, p0{0;2;0;0;3;0},k0 {0;1;0;1;1;0}, p0{3;3;1;3:3;2:}, (k1,p1,k1,p1) all into next stitch, (p3:k1:p3{k1:,p1,k1,p1) all into next stitch) 2{2:2:3:3:3:}times, p3, k1,p1. Now in my judgement this adds up to 23 stitches. What do I do here please? Any advice. I m doing the first size. HELP

[rachelg 10]

I got 22 stitches....

 

Taking out all the bits for larger sizes, I made it...

 

P0

K0

P0

(K1,p1,k1,p1)into next stitch. (1stitch)

 

P3, k1, p3 (7 stitches)

(K1,p1,k1,p1) into next st (1stitch)

These last 2 bits repeated -so another 8 stitches

 

P3,k1,p1 (5 stitches)

 

So:1+7+1+8+5=22

 

Does that seem right?

[Looker 10]

yeah thanks rachelg, you ve just clarified it for me, i was looking at it from the first instruction not the instructions in brackets. thank you very much xx

[Miss Tryphena 10]

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