Help reading this pattern? decreasing

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HI! I am at the end finally of my hooded cardigan. I’m at the last rows of the hood but this sounds daunting. I think I can almost figure it out, but the decreases don’t seem to add up. Here’s what it says:

[FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=2]Decrease Row: (RS) Decrease 1 st each side as follows: For Right Side of Hood, work across to last 3 sts, k2tog, work 1 st; for Left Side of Hood, work 1 st, ssk, work to end – 61 sts remain each side. Work 1 (WS) row. (got that part)
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[FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=2]Repeat Decrease Row once, then at each center edge, BO 2 sts twice, 3 sts once, 4 sts once, and AT THE SAME TIME, at each outside edge, BO 7 sts twice, then 8 sts once. BO remaining 27 sts each side.[/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=2]
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It’s that part… bo 2 twice, 3 once 4 once at the same time doesn’t add up with bo 7 twice and 8 once.
Where do I begin my BO7? On the 2nd bo 2 twice?
Whew, is it time to get a headache yet?

And I assume I’m doing a wrong side each time just purling with no bindoffs… If you read all that and answer you are an angel.

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You would begin the bo7 when you begin the “bo2 twice, 3 stitches once…” directions because you’re binding off on different sides. The bo2 twice, bo3 once, etc is done in the center (which I assume is the middle part of the hood) and the bo 7 st twice, etc is done on the outside edges.

In terms of which side you do the bindoffs on, you can only bind off stitches when you’re at the beginning of a row, so you’ll sometimes be binding off on the right side and sometimes on the wrong side.

Not sure if I helped or if I just made it more confusing! I often write out directions line by line when I’m in a situation like this one. :wink:

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Oh MER! You certainly did help. I put it on hold til this morning when I could get an answer and I was afraid no one answered! I can continue now… it does make sense… thank you so much!:muah: