Making progress, but I'm stumped...

Making progress, but I'm stumped..., a photo by lovestotravel:) on Flickr.

I've posted this to a couple of Flickr knitting groups in the hopes that an experienced knitter will be able to help me to decipher the instructions.
I thought I was doing pretty good, until I came to the instructions that said to either knit 2 together, or purl 2 together, whichever is appropriate...Huh?? .I considered flipping a coin to determine which was appropriate, but there's probably a right answer and a wrong answer - and I think we know which one I would choose.