Once again at row 39

I'm officially back to where I was before with the Mondo Cable Pulli: row 39.

It took me only three days to get back to this point.

I was making what I thought to be rapid progress with this knitting project until I came to row 9:

Shape neckline, bodice, and sleeves:

Increase 1 st after and before neckline edging sts as est every other RSR 0 [zero, for my size] more times, then every RSR 13 times AND AT THE SAME TIME increase as est at bodice and sleeve markers every RSR 3 more times, then every other RSR 6 times, then every RSR 7 times.

What???????????????

When I first came to this point in the directions, I broke into a cold sweat. I had no idea what I was being told to do. So I put down my knitting until the next morning, when supposedly my head would be clearer.

Again I read the directions. Still no lightbulb moment. I went to Ravelry.com, typed in "Mondo Cable Pulli" and clicked "Projects." I read of other knitters who'd made this pullover.

Many of them mentioned the difficulty with the directions in row 9, so at least I wasn't alone.

Then one mentioned "going to the discussion board" and finding help there. I pondered that for awhile and finally decided to see if there might be a discussion board on this sweater pattern on Ravelry. There is.

I read what I thought were helpful instructions for conquering Row 9 and decided I had it figured out. I forged ahead.

Then two days ago, right in the middle of row 39, when I least expected it, I had an epiphany. Suddenly I understood, clearly, the directions for row 9. And what I should have been doing for the last 30 rows wasn't what I had been doing.

I raveled all 39 rows, cast on again, and knit to row 7. But I wasn't sure I'd made one of the stitches correctly, so I raveled back to the beginning again, cast on again....and I'm now at row 39 for the second time.

I think I have it right this time. It's not that the directions at row 8 are difficult; it's just that they're poorly written. Add to that the fact that the model wearing the sweater on the cover of the directions has her long red tresses covering the v-neck design. If a knitter could see the v-neck more clearly, then the directions at row 9 would make sense, or at least make sense sooner. If, however, I had long, red tresses like the model's, I'd probably want to show them off, too.

I hope I've got it right. Time will tell. Meanwhile, I've ordered the Silvalume Handi Tool and can't wait to add it to my arsenal of knitting utensils.