Since my shoulders are narrower than the standard in proportion to my bust measurement, I devised a plan to change my Size S (39") Lotus Blossom Tank to an XS (33.75") soon after BO at the armholes above the bust. Here are my notes...
To drop from S (39") to XS (33.75"), evenly decrease 28 sts starting the 6th row after separating front and back: 14 dec for the front and 14 dec for the back.
Front
After working the first 4 rows of the front separately from the back, the directions say: Work Rows 1-4 of decrease patt 4 times (= 16 rows). Using p2tog, decrease the following number of sts evenly on Row 2 (WS) of each patt repeat: 3, 3, 4, 4, repectively (Rows 2, 6, 10, 14). Here are the st counts with number of dec in ( ), beginning with 93 sts:
1. 91 (-2)
2. 88 (-3)
3. 84 (-4)
4. 84
1. 82 (-2)
2. 79 (-3)
3. 75 (-4)
4. 75
1. 73 (-2)
2. 69 (-4)
3. 65 (-4)
4. 65
1. 63 (-2)
2. 59 (-4)
3. 55 (-4)
4. 55
Row 2 (1 st rep Row 2): 22 * 21 * 21 * 21 (3 dec)
Row 6 (2nd rep Row 2): 19 * 19 * 19 * 19 (3 dec)
Row 10 (3rd rep Row 2): 13 * 13 * 13 * 13 * 13 (4 dec)
Row 14 (4th rep Row 2): 11 * 11 * 11 * 11 * 11 (4 dec)
* = p2tog
Back
After working the first 4 rows of the back, the directions say: Work even in St st. On Rows 2, 6, 10, 14 of the St st, work the same number of dec to match the front:
Row 2: 22 * 22 * 22 * 21 (3 dec)
Row 6: 21 * 21 * 21 * 21 (3 dec)
Row 10: 16 * 16 * 15 * 16 * 16 (4 dec)
Row 14: 15 * 15 * 15 * 15 * 15 (4 dec)
* = p2tog
Anyway, that's the plan! Maybe you'll do yours differently. Note that all extra decreases are worked on the WS since I don't want them to be so noticeable.
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