Pattern help for baby sweater

How-to Questions
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I’m on the front left side of an adorable baby sweater from 10 Simple Projects for Cozy Babies by Sarah Hatton but am totally stumped by this line of the pattern:

“decrease as set on neck edge of second and 1 [2:3:2:2] following alternate rows”

I’ve started those decreases (knit to the last 4, k2tog, k2) but don’t understand where I use those in the next lines - I understand the “2nd” which would end up being the next Knit row (after purling the wrong side), but what about the next? I’ll be using the “3” - does that mean the 3rd row? Or the 3rd Knit row after the initial decrease?

Thank you!!

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I take it to mean you will decrease 3 times on the knit side after initial decrease. No decreases on purl side. That’s how I read it.

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Welcome to KH!
Yup, I agree with Maritoo, decrease on the next 3 knit side rows.