Please explain these dec's

#1

Hi everyone…Just completed this hat [COLOR=#d11010]http://www.magknits.com/Nov06/patterns/fakeisle.htm[/COLOR] First time doin 2 colors and reading a chart…Can you “color guru’s” take a look at the “chart” and explain the dec row to me? Chart 2 , on the first dec row …Do I k then ssk, k a few then k2tog? Cause I didn’t end up with 18 sts and it’s lookin kinda wonky? [B]Also, all of my dec sts are stickin out like a sore thumb…I can see them all over :aww:[/B] Thanks for any “help” for future “confidence”…:inlove: Cheley

#2

Looking at the chart, the first decrease row is row 5 in which you k2tog with the MC the k1 with the CC then k6 with the MC then k1 with the CC then ssk with the MC

#3

OOPS, Yea, wasn’t looking at the chart when I posted this…I see the dec row 5, After 5 dec rows is that when you should see a “dec” in your work too?