Pattern vs. Picture

Pattern Central
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I don’t get it. I’m working on an adorable ‘antique’ shrug pattern with the following instructions:

[FONT=Times New Roman]WS: Knit all st; Continue in reverse stockinette stitch for 4 more rows[/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]I did exactly that, but my shrug doesn’t match the picture. In the picture of the finished shrug there are no reverse stockinette stitch rows. Should I follow the picture or the pattern? [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]This is the second pattern I’ve attempted where the picture of the finished item is different from the pattern. Is this commonplace? Or am I missing something? [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Thanks[/SIZE][/FONT]
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Is it a hem?

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Not really because the directions are to do five rows of K1, P1 after the reverse stockinette stitch, so the bottom matches the collar.

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I’d bet that at some point there [I]was [/I]a hem, but they changed it to ribbing and forgot to take that part out of the pattern. :think:

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So I’m not completely crazy? It’s such a coincidence that the last two patterns I’ve attempted were different from the pictures of the finished project. [The first one was a sweater with two different colored stripes on the sleeves, but the pattern specified one color.]

Thanks for help, [and letting me vent]. I’ll bet your right about the pattern. I guess now it’s just a matter of which ‘look’ I like better on my shrug.

Thanks again!