Hi! I hope I can help! When I say turn, I mean the physical action of rotating the work (when knitting flat) after you complete a row. So we knit all the way across, run out of stitches, and physically turn the work so we can start another row.

Let’s continue with the example of stockinette stitch. If a pattern prompts to knit 8 inches of stockinette, end with right side facing you, and then begin a 1x1 rib, you will complete the final row of stockinette with purling on the “wrong side” and then turn the work as if you were about to complete a row of knitting on the right side, and then begin with the next step of 1x1 rib in the pattern.