Knit the next row straight across if that is what your instructions say. If you end up with too many stitches, you may accidentally be doing a yarn over in the knit-only row.
They are all fine, and saying which one is best is a purely subjective. I'd go for "by the end" because it's short. "By the end" means you will have...
The stitch before the yarn over depends on what pattern you are knitting. If you were knitting the entire row, the stitch before the yarn over will be a knit...
Yes! Ribbing means alternating between knit and purl, usually k1 p1. Patterns specify if it is k1 p1, or k2 p2 ribbing. Also, if you are knitting something flat (with...
Slipping the first stitch. You do not knit it, but just slip the stitch purl-wise from your left-hand needle to your right-hand one. Do this at the beginning of every...