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Knitting Pattern Help
This is probably a dumb question, but I'm still very new to knitting and am so bad at understanding directions! I'm stuck on this pattern - am on page 2 trying to make the foam. Directions are:
Make foam on every stitch next row: Pull through yarn, as if to knit. Place stitch back on left needle (#1). Pull yarn through that stitch, as if to knit, then place back on left needle, next to #1 (#2). Pull yarn through that stitch, as if to knit, then place back on left needle, next to #2 (#3). Bind off two of these three stitches - leaving only one - and move on to next stitch. Continue all stitches on this row in the same way.
For the life of me I cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong--I thought I was supposed to pull the yarn through the stitch but instead of slipping it off at the end (onto the right needle) I put it back on the left needle, but doing this I ended up always making three new stitches(?) and binding off two, so that I could never "move on to next stitch." Not sure if this makes any sense, but if anyone can help me out I would really appreciate it!
Thanks 
Re: Knitting Pattern Help
My bet is that you're wrapping the yarn around the needle somewhere between all the stitch creation and moving, and counting that as a stitch. It's easy to make that mistake.
This is called a picot bind-off (a variation), and there are lots of videos and tutorials for doing it online- watching one (or many
may help!
But don't the directions say to create three new stitches and bind off two? Then you're always left with one of the new ones and can never move on.
Thank you both for responding!
I will see if I can find a YouTube video now that I know what the heck it might be called! I thought I could just fudge it (it's really just a fun gift anyway) so I tried a few different things but nothing looked presentable. If that doesn't work I will try contacting the designer, good idea!
It makes sense in my head, but I don't know if I can explain it in a way that makes any sense.
You'll have your three stitches on the left needle. To bind off, you knit two, then pass the first stitch over the second. You'll have one stitch on each needle. Knit the stitch from the left needle (which would be the third stitch total), then pass the second stitch over the third. You will have worked all three of your stitches, and you'll have one on your right needle. You're then ready to begin the next repeat.
"I wish I could have sparkly tits every single day of my life." --MUNI
Hmm, what you're describing sounds like a regular bind off to me.
I found a few videos so I'm going to try going off of those. Will report back when I finish the project!