What does it mean to 'pat' over x number of stitches?

[Melanie Meyer]

Hi there,

I'm getting ready to start a project and the pattern has a step I don't understand. It says to 'pat' over 14 stitches. In the abbreviations area it says pat=pattern but I don't know what that means. Slip stitch maybe? Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Mel

[Addicted2patterns]

Is it possible to show the pattern?

[sarisue]

I'm not sure how to explain this but I'll attempt it. Somewhere in the pattern it should tell you what the patten stitches for that item are. In this one it sounds like it would be the stitches that make up the design.

[Gingerbread Girl]

What sarisue said. For example, if you're working with a stitch pattern where the stitches that make up up the pattern are worked over 5 stitches, and the instructions say "pat over next 20 sts" you'd work the 5 stitch repeat 4 times. 

[Melanie Meyer]

Ahhh! Thanks, guys that makes total sense now

:-)