Hi, I’m trying to knit the Melusine cardigan in Phildar, which has a recommended gauge of 16 stitches and 24 rows/10 cm. Here’s where I’m running into trouble: image|996x330
If my math is correct, 30cm from beginning should be around 72 (i.e. 24x3) rows based on the gauge. Given that the instructions tell me to do decreases on every 4th row, I believe that’s an additional (6+7+3+2+1) x 4 = 19x4 = 76 rows for shaping the raglan (sorry the image is cut off, but the full instruction reads "cast off 1st 6 times, then cast of 1st 7 times, 2sts 3 times, 3sts twice, and 5sts once, hence the 6+7+3+2+1 in my math), suggesting the shaping portion should be slightly longer than first 30cm of undecreased rows. However, the sizing guide instead shows this:
Am I missing something? Have I done the math incorrectly or misread something? There aren’t instructions to change needles or the gauge so I’m at a loss as to how 76 rows could be a full 8cm shorter than 72 rows? Thanks!