Pattern help

[u/Negative_Succotash75]

Hello! I'm a beginner/intermediate knitting trying to understand a knitting pattern for a hooded scarf and would appreciate some advice as I'm feeling rather stuck!

I've just finished knitting the hood, which has an i-cord edge (something that was new to me), and I'm now moving on to the scarf section, which is confusing me. The instructions begin as follows:

SCARF RIGHT (RS)
Divide your sts in half, keeping the first half of sts on your needles and putting the second half on hold.

Row 1 (RS): k 3 (b), kfb, k till last 5 sts, k2tog, sl 3
Row 2 (WS): p 3 (b), p2tog, p till last 3 sts, sl 3
Row 3 (RS): k 3 (b), k till last 5 sts, k2tog, sl 3
Row 4 (WS): rep row 2

Rep rows 1–4 until scarf measures 24 cm (9.4") from where you divided your sts in half. Make a note of row and stitch count.

I've divided my stitches in half and am ready to start working the rows, but I'm confused. After finishing Row 1
The instructions say to purl the first three stitches of Row2, but I assumed these stitches would be knitted to maintain the i-cord edge, especially since the last three stitches of Row 1 are slipped.

If I slip the last three stitches of Row 1 and then purl the first three stitches of Row 2, the edge doesn't look right to me.

Am I misunderstanding how the i-cord edge is supposed to work here? I thought that if you s3 you should always k3 on the next row. Is it correct to purl those first three stitches on the wrong-side row, or am I misreading the pattern.

Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

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[u/EasyPrior3867]

Ok Im going to swatch this and see

[u/makestuff24-7]

Slipped from the front and purled from the back does make an elongated knit from the front, just like the icord you're already working. If you knit them on the wrong side, they'll look like purls on the front.

[u/highlighter_yellow]

There must be a note somewhere like "sl = with yarn held in front, slip purlwise" for the knit icord, right? Is there anything about keeping the yarn in back for slipped stitches that you're going to purl? I think that'd still look weird and not like icord though... are these pictures from the pattern? What pattern is it?

[u/EasyPrior3867]

It's an OK purled edge, but Im with you. I'd rather knit those icord stitches to match the other side. It's definitely a different look. It's up to you. Personally I'd dothe standard knit 3 on the purl side. I am doing the same on a similar pattern with garter rows.