I can’t decide if this is an easy pattern or a hard one! Certainly reading EZ’s instructions is different than following row by row instructions. At first I couldn’t figure out how to mark the decreases (using a ring on the needle) but now I use it as marking the middle of the decrease thus slipping the stitch before it and replacing the marker after the stitches that are knit together and have the slip stitch passed over. The only down side is I have to find and retrieve the marker each time it falls out - I could pass the stitches between the needles and remove it first but that seems more fiddle-ly.
Ok now that I’m done (other than finding buttons) I’d say it’s actually an easy pattern.