OffJumpsJack,
I will do this - do the dashes represent the two (or four) stitches that were decreased in the previous row? Sounds like a dumb question, but I’d really like to get this right this time around…
Picking up Mistaken Rib pattern after previous row decreases
Yes, the yellow circles are the actual decrease stitches (dashes are the missing stitches). I think of them as a draw string that pulls those connected stitches “seam, not a seam” together.
They are there with spaces to help keep the stitch colums lined up.
I charted the rows top to bottom like your work (I think you are working top to bottom and in the round.)
I assumed deceases were each side and matching between front and back.
You will need to use your pattern decease instructions to make your charts.
Edited to add a markup of my chart.
Red: is the sts/row pattern repeat.
Blue: shows the sts columns that @salmonmac mentioned as purl colums and knit colums.
Yellow: circles the dec. Sts.
I hope this helps. Sometimes it helps me to picture the stitches and how they line up in colums.
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