Extravayarnza

I'm needing to do a few more mods to the knitted bodice than I expected to make it fit me.
1~ I moved the v-neck up about 1 inch by only knitting 6 rows between every other increase instead of 8.  (so I knit 8, then 6, then 8... and so forth). This brought it up to the lowest possible point that will not require me to wear a shirt under this sweater.
2~ I added about an inch worth of short row shaping to the front a few rows after the joining. (I did 36 past center on both sides, then 30, then 24).

The back now measures the just about 1/2 an inch shorter than the pattern recommends before starting the lace section. I have quite a few knit rows between the v neck and the lace for the sake of those who will endure me wearing this top (see note 1 above).
I placed half the stitches on another circular and tried it on to see how close I was to making the purl ridges not be on my bust...

I still need about 2 more inches to make this work. The good news is I've only used about 2.5 balls of yarn out of an expected 10.5. Not too bad.
I think I may add another inch of short rows since the front is where the extra length is really needed.
Big question:
I know I'm not the first to notice this, but there is no correction yet on the Stitch Diva site...
Has anyone figured out what rows to repeat on the bottom of the body. Is it 1-6 or 2-6?
All I know is that you can repeat 3-6 till your fingers fall off and never increase 20 stitches because those are all plain knit rounds.
Any suggestions on this point would be appreciated!
(oh and I'm just a row or two from finishing chart group 3 on the dragon! The face looks so cool~And the spines of the wings are about the neatest thing I've ever knit.)