row 1 i'm not familiar w/ increases @ all. so i'm a lil discouraged bcuz i'm onlee on row 1 and can't even begin cuz i don't understand what tha pattern is sayin. k into tha front and back of tha first st (inc. made), *inc, slip marker, inc, k to within 1 st of next marker*, rep @ each marker, to last st, inc. ok, so tha k into tha front and back of first st has me all screwed up. if i do exactly how it says, i lose tha stitch. help?