What to do if a pattern doesn't add up

Hi, I’m fairly new to crochet but there’s a pattern that just doesn’t make sense. It’s got a section as follows:

(1dc, 1inc) X6 [18]

1dc, 1inc, (2dc, 1inc) X5, 1dc [24]

And that 2nd line just doesn’t add up. Is it me? Have I not understood it right? I don’t know how to move on after this bit :sweat_smile:.

Any help would be very appreciated!!
Thanks​:smiling_face:

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What exactly doesn’t add up in your opinion? Could you please specify it?
Regarding the numbers it does seem right.

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it is just breaking up 2dc, inc
so make one dc, one inc, and then repeat 2dc, inc 5 times, and then make a dc

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I misread that at first and missed the first inc, it looks like it adds up to me

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Ohhhh okay I see where I went wrong. I was doing X5 of everything not just the brackets!!! Thanks :smiling_face:

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ofc!

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