Foll alt rows

If my pattern says, dec 1 st at each end of next 5 rows, then on foll 4 alt rows, for the “foll 4 alt rows” does it mean:

  1. decrease one stitch every other row for 4 rows

Or

  1. knit 3 rows, decrease on 4th row, and do that 4 times?

Or

  1. knit one row regularly, decrease next row, and do that 4 times for a total of 8 rows

Or none of the above? Thanks so much for your help!

Welcome to the forum!
It’s alternative #3. Knit one row with no decreases, decrease at each end of the next row then repeat these 2 rows.
So you’ll have decreases on rows 1,2,3,4 and 5 and then rows 7,9,11 and 13.

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