Not sure how to do this sleeve decrease Mondrian Pullover

Next row (RS): (Dec) K 1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts, SSK, K 1. (52 (54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 68, 70) sts)

Rep last 8 (8, 8, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6) rows 0 (3, 0, 5, 3, 5, 2, 1) more time(s). (52 (48, 56, 50, 56, 54, 64, 68) sts)

Work 5 (5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3) rows of stockinette, knitting the RS rows and purling the WS rows.

Next row (RS): (Dec) K 1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts, SSK, K 1. (50 (46, 54, 48, 54, 52, 62, 66) sts)

Rep last 6 (6, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4) rows 7 (3, 7, 4, 7, 4, 9, 11) more times. (36 (40, 40, 40, 40, 44, 44, 44) sts)

I understand the first direction, but am confused what it means by repeat last 6 rows 5 more times. Do I decrease on the purl row too? I’m knitting in the flat.

Then I understand the next decrease instruction but again am confused by the Rep last 4 rows 4 times. Thank you for helping me

It seems that the last 6 rows only have one decrease row, the first row that you quoted. Is that correct? The stitch count for both the 4th and the 6th sizes decrease by 10sts after that row. At 2sts per decrease row and 5 more repeats after the first instruction, all the decreases will all be on RS rows just like this one:

Next row (RS): (Dec) K 1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts, SSK, K 1. (52 (54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 68, 70) sts)

For the next set of instructions work 3 rows in stockinette then work the next decrease row. That’s the 4 rows to repeat. You’ll be working a purl row, a knit row, a purl row and then the RS decrease row:

Next row (RS): (Dec) K 1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts, SSK, K 1. (50 (46, 54, 48, 54, 52, 62, 66) sts)

Repeat that sequence of 3 rows stockinette followed by a dec row 4 more times (a total of 8sts decreased after the row given above).

What is the name of your pattern?

Mondrian pullover

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