Dec one st at raglan armhole edge of next and 2 foll fourth rows, then on foll 16 alt row
AND AT SAME TIME Dec one st at front slope edge of next and foll 7 alt rows, then on 6 foll fourth rows
I’ve deleted the other sizes. Call the next row, row 1.
Then for the armhole, the following fourth rows means to knit 3 more rows with no dec, dec on the 4th row and repeat once more. So that’s rows 1,5 and 9.
The following 16 alternate rows means every other row for 16 times; so that’s rows 11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41
For the neck shaping which goes on at the same time as the armhole shaping, the next row is still the same row 1. Dec on rows 1,3,5,7,9,11,13 and 15. That’s every other or every alternate row for 7 times after the dec on row 1. The following fourth rows dec on row 19, work 3 rows with no dec, dec on the fourth which is row 23 then on rows 27,31,35 and 39.
Reading through these direction together they make your eyes roll back. They aren’t so confusing if you take the directions one at a time and write them out. Enjoy working the shaping!