What does decrease stitch 2-1-6-2 means in knitting?

Question

What does decrease stitch 2-1-6-2 means in knitting?

Answer 1

This sounds like a multi size pattern of 4 different sizes.

The 1st one is the smallest....going to the largest size.

Size A.....decrease    2 stitches

Size B......"""""""       1   '    '

Size C...."""""""         6 stitches

Size D...."""""            2 stitches

Answer 2

I'd need to know exactly what the instructions are for the whole row say and the previous row, as "decrease stitch 2-1-6-2" isn't a normal knitting term.  They want you to decrease, but just where isn't clear without more information.

Meanwhile, here's a link to a site that explains how to decrease in various ways, and includes videos so we can see exactly how it's done:

http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/decre...