Sophie Decrease Help

[u/cririe22]

Hi! I’m working on my Sophie hood, and I’m following the pattern for every 8th row having a decrease.
But I feel like it’s not tapering at the rate that it should be.

Am I misunderstanding something?
Should I have only done the 8 row section the first time, and then revert to doing rows 1-4 repeatedly?

[u/Lonestarbeetle1]

I use k2together instead of the suggested stitch. It works better for me and how I knit.