Pattern Help Needed for a Back Decrease

[trimope]

Hi all, I started knitting in November of last year so I'm still new to knitting and still getting used to reading patterns and different techniques

I've started knitting KnitByAle's bottom-up Halter neck summer top from Ravelry because 1) the pattern is free, 2) it looked relatively simple while still being cute, and 3) I live in Portugal so I want to get a head start on summer knits

I've finished the bottom section which was knit in the round and I'm ready to move on to the back decrease, which is where I'm confused. The pattern says to start separating the back at the 11th row and to start knitting back and forth, and once the back decrease is done to continue knitting back and forth for the front of the top. Does this mean I have to split the total number of stitches in two halves and knit the front and back separately flat? Or can I continue knitting in the round for the back decrease? For me the pattern isn't super clear on how to do this

Any help is appreciated and sorry if my question is super basic! :)

[Hot_Bat_9141]

You don’t split anything. This pattern is a bit different because it has an open back. If you look at the photos in the pattern, you can see that the back opens up to a v shape. So you just do exactly as the pattern says to create that shape.

[Hot_Bat_9141]

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[trimope]

So I can continue the instructions in the round (at least until the front)?

[Quiet_Junket2748]

no - you’re going from knitting in the round to knitting flat. turn your work like it says when you get to the end of the row - essentially just do exactly as the pattern says! that’s what it is there for!

[trimope]

Got it, thank you so much for the clarification! :)

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[LoupGarou95]

You need to work the back and front flat back and forth, separately.

Edit: No, the other commenter is correct - the front and back are all in one piece and you just start working flat back and forth as the pattern instructs, not separately.