I got the ribbing done, connected ITR, slipped it over my head & decided I wanted the open section to be looser. Started over, using size 9 needle, CO 124, broken rib & a slip stitch edge - first stitch S1 knit-wise, last stitch, P.

My starting width is 26”, so on each of my last 2 rows of knitting flat, I decreased 4 stitches, evenly spaced (116 left). I did the first ITR decreases at 2”, round 13.

Once again I got into the second