Knitting - Please can you help me decifer these instructions?

[Flossyfloof]

I am knitting a poncho from the bottom up and decreases are worked every eight rows on the right side. It is the one with cables worked in between stocking stitch. The decreases are worked either side of stocking stitch panels. I have come to the end of the first section and once I have done the other side will be ready to join them. (Just setting the scene, all this might be irrelevant!)
As I said, decreasing rows are worked every eight rows on the right side. Pattern says
"repeat this dec row every foll 8th row 8 times. Work 4 rows on the rem 114 sts.
Next row (rs) K2tog at beg of row, cont on rem sts."

Isn't the next row a wrong side row, not a RS row???
Am I reading this completely incorrectly? Would be ever so grateful for your thoughts please, I am going to make a start on the other side anyway but I can't work this out.

It makes a difference though, Footie, as the decreasing would be after a row that ends P2K1; the row I think it should be would read P4, therefore the next row could easily and neatly take a decrease. It is a big project and I want it to be right. Thanks though.

Do a WS row after the decrease row that takes you down to 114 sts to complete that "pair" of rows. Then do the 4 straight rows, which will leave you ready to start a RS row next as required. That's what I'd do.

The decrease row isn't every eighth row, there are eight rows inbetween the decrease rows.

Therefore

Row 1 decrease row (rs)
Row 2, (ws)
Row 3, (rs)
etc.

Row 9 decrease row (rs)

Hope that makes sense.

Hi

Can I jump in and ask for help as well.

I'm on a decrease row halfway through my jumper and there's an odd decrease row in which I have to move stitch markers but it makes no sense to me. I even went to John Lewis and they didn't understand either

I start the row with 180 (6x30) and should end with 168 (6x28) - in a repeating lacey pattern. I've also got instructions to move the stitch markers as well.

The pattern is;

Slip 1st 2 stitches onto r/h needle tip, k1, (K3tog, K3, yo, K1, yo, K4, yo, S2K1P, yo, K4, yo, K1, yo, K3, SL1, K1, K2tog, psso, K1, S1, Remove stitch marker,K2tog, psso, K1 , replace stitch marker) - this 28 and then i repeat 6 times.

But that is 171 stitches unless I don't do final 3 stitches in last lacey pattern?

I'm knitting in round so it's a pain to rip out so I want to get it right.

help

I agree Mercedes - you need 31 sts to do the section in the brackets. What is the pattern name? Maybe you can look up to see if there is a pattern error?

The pattern is Miss Kitty by Louise Harding; I checked it out and there's no mistake mentioned anywhere although I have seen examples of completed jumpers

As far as I can see there's

1st 3 stitches
5 x 28 of pattern
25 stitches left - most of pattern bar last 3 stitches.

The next row is a mixture of plain and occasional purls.

Should I just ignore 1st 3 stitches and do pattern? But then why include move the stitch markers? I've been stuck for a week now.

No, it is every 8th row so the decrease is on the 8th row.

From ravelry for Miss Kitty:
The directions in “The Knitter Magazine” have an error in the yoke section (incomplete?).
The directions in the Jesse book are correct.

One knitter suggests: What I have done, I knitted the first three stitches onto the end of the previous row and placed the round marker. Worked the contents of the brackets up to the last k1, sl2, k1, psso, k1, place marker here. repeat 6 times (8 for the larger size)
This knitter had a finished garment which looked great.

Good luck!

You are correct with how you are interpreting the every 8th row instruction Flossy.

Would putting in an extra row ie 5 rows on the rem 114 sts sort it or does this throw up another problem?

Thanks Giraffes. I don't know what difference it will make as I am not there yet. I have decided to knit the other piece and then sort it out. I don't think it will be a great problem to be honest, I just wanted confirmation that the next row would be a WS not a RS one - I want to make sure I haven't missed anything obvious. The crucial thing is that the cable works properly, I think. I think I will have to do what you suggested earlier. I can't find any reference to a mistake in the pattern but I think there has to be one. I am sure I am making a mountain out of a molehill but it is a large garment and I like everything to be perfect!
Thanks also to Nettie for trying!