Thank you for your help.
This is what I thought I was doing but obviously, something went wrong! So I will try again 
Practice on a swatch without the double stitch and make sure that the stitch count changes. On your project, do the same. Keep count of stitch number, calling the double stitch one stitch. On Short Rows 5 & 6 two sts are passed over so that 2sts are decreased on each of these short rows. If rows 5&6 are repeated thstās going to be more decreased sts.
See if it works and if not come back and weāll see if we can offer more suggestions. Itās such an adorable pattern, I know youāll get past this!
Which size are you making? Are short rows 5&6 repeated in the pattern and have you worked them yet?
When you repeat the 2 stitch decreases you really see the taper. Adding in the side sts at the end of the short rows helps shape the hood but Rows 5&6 really work the decreases to shape the wedge at the back.
Hey, did you ever figure this out? I am struggling with the same problem 
I think my decreases are happening on the outer sides of the ears and not the neckline part inbetween the ears but I canāt seem to figure out why. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!
Hey, I am struggling with the same problem My decreases seem to be happening on the outer sides of the ears and not the neckline part inbetween the ears but I canāt seem to figure out why. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!
Welcome to the forum!
Which size are you making?
It may be a problem with the initial set up row and the ear sts that should be placed on hold.
Hi Rosielie,
I think I was not doing the decrease fully. Focusing on the stitch to slip and then forgetting to pass it over the next one. I did it again, very focused and it worked well. Maybe make sure that your decrease is correctly executed
Good luck!
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Hey SalmonMac, this is a good point, about set up. I have counted my stitches and am confident I have done the set up correctly. I am making the smallest size. Still not sure where my problem liesā¦ I think I will commit and try one more time as perhaps later after the first few rows is when the neck starts to decrease. Iāll see how I get on 
thanks for your help
It may help if you post a photo so we can see exactly what seems to be going on. Good luck with this next try!
Theknittingfrenchgirl has a good point as far as the individual decreases. Itās easy to miss that pass stitch over. Glad that has worked out too.
I so confused on this! Iām making size 4 would this be the sequence
Short row 1
Short row 2
Short row 3
Short row 4
Short row 3
Short row 4
Short row 5
Short row 6
(Short row 3
Short row 4
Short row 3
Short row 4
Short row 3
Short row 4
Short row 3
Short row 4
Short row 5
Short row 6)
And the block between brackets, needs to be repeated a total of 3 times.
???
Hope someone can help
It looks good as you have written except for the repeats of the bracketed rows. The bracketed rows are repeated 4 times total and decrease 48sts.
(8sts decreased for the repeats of rows 3&4, 4sts decreased for rows 5&6. Thatās 12sts decreased per bracket. 12sts x 4repeats=48sts decreased.)
Thereās then a repeat of rows 3&4 once.
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Thank you
I will try again
Now knitting this and stuck on the same section! When I rejoin yarn - should I rejoin to the yarn I broke thatās at the end of my row on my far right needle (end of the 18 slipped stitches) or should I start knitting across with new yarn (unconnected) after putting the first ear onto waste yarn?
Can you quote the directions for this part please? Donāt post a large section of the pattern due to designer copyright.
If the instruction is to break the yarn, itās likely you will use an new end of yarn (could be from the same ball of yarn).
Your yarn is at the tip of the right hand needle then 20sts (first and second sizes) are slipped from the left to right needle. That leaves the yarn strand in the midst of those sts.
The next 18sts go on hold for ear #1. Youāll need to cut the yarn attached to the right hand needle and begin the next step with a new end of yarn to knit across the next 18sts toward ear #2.
The yarn is rejoined on the other side of the hat not where you first broke it.
If that doesnāt answer your question just let us know. Itās a darling bear suit.