Sirdar 1815

I’m knitting size 5 hooded version . Need help clarification on the left border for a boy! I have 47 stitches and for the boy version it says to rib 3 cast off 1 , rib 8 cast off 1 ,4 times , rib 2 … but after the 4 time I have 7 stitches left not 2 !!! Can Anyone help where I’m going wrong or is this an error?

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https://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/patterns-and-books/sirdar-1815-snuggly-dk-leaflet
The problem is probably in the way you are counting the stitches after the bind off of one. It takes 2sts to cast off one stitch. You’re left with one stitch on the righthand needle after the cast off then count another 8sts. Do not include the one stitch left over from the bind off as one of those 8sts.
If you do it that way it accounts for the 47sts.
3–9--9–9--9–3

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