"P3, *sl 1 knitwise, k1 in st in row below next st, k2, pass sl st over 2 sts, p3, rep from * across." English

Question

"P3, *sl 1 knitwise, k1 in st in row below next st, k2, pass sl st over 2 sts, p3, rep from * across."

Please tell me comprehensively what I am supposed to do. With some research I have come up with the following hypothesis, with the things I am unsure of capitalized:

purl 3 stitches, *slip 1 stitch WITH THE YARN IN BACK, knit 1 stitch FROM THE ROW UNDER THE NEXT STITCH, knit 2 stitches, pass THE SLIPPED STITCH over THE THREE STITCHES YOU JUST STITCHED (ONE OF WHICH WAS FROM THE ROW BELOW), purl 3, repeat from * across.

But if this is true:

•Won't I be adding a stitch by stitching the one below the next stitch?

•Won't it look super-weird when 1 stitch BELOW (i.e, on the row just before) is knit on the current row?

•Am I really passing 1 stitch over 3 stitches? (And is this, then, nonsymetrical; i.e, only going to the right?)

It's Row 4 of the body of this easy purse diagram:

http://www.freepatterns.com/members/download.html?code=FK00074

Thanks a bunch, 'preciate it

Answer 1

"P3, *sl 1 knitwise, k1 in st in row below next st, k2, pass sl st over 2 sts, p3, rep from * across." English

Purl 3.  Slip 1 knitwise so yes, move the yarn to the back before you slip the stitch.  Knit 1 in stitch in row below the next stitch.  Knit 2, then pass the slipped stitch over the two stitches you just knitted, purl 3 and then repeat from where is says Slip 1 knitwise until you reach the end of the row.

I can't see the pattern as I'm not registered there.  Yes, you are adding a stich, but when you slip the stitch over the two stitches, that reduces by one so you come up even.  No, you are not passing the slipped stitch over 3 stitches, only the two that you knitted for the current row -- it won't be passed over the stitch you knitted where you grabbed it from the row below.

It should end up making it look pulled up...sort of like puckered if you know what I mean.

Haven't knitted anything in years due to knitting aggravating my carpul tunnel, but I think I'm reading that pattern correctly.

Edited to add:

Oh good, I'm glad it made sense and that it helped.  I so wanted to see what you were knitting that I ended up going to the site and registering, lol!  Cute purse and I can see where the "puckered" look comes in, so that's a relief -- wasn't sure I was right since it's been so long.  Sure wish I could knit for more than a few minutes without it hurting.

I just read over what I wrote though and I wanted to add that yes, you actually are slipping the stitch over the one that you knitted from the lower row and also over the first stitch you knit after that one from the regular row -- so you are still only slipping the stitch over two and that leaves one knitted stitch that was knitted from the regular row.  Sorry about that, but you probably already figured that part out yourself.  Now I understand why someone gave me a thumbs down, lol!