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hi this is my first time using this site and im kind of confused. i dont really get how to read the patterns. do i just go straight across the line of threads? please help im so confused!

Yes, you read across the paper as if you were reading a book. What usually helps is if you print out the pattern and fold it up so you can only see one row.

you read across from left to right and when it comes to knots, you just tie a knot that the arrow is pointing in (ex: if it if pointing to the right, you would make a forward knot; you have to break up the arrow for the ones that are backward-forward or forward-backward)
lol...i hope this made sense...its how i learned how to read it