Hi!
Well, without seeing the pattern it's quite hard to say for sure, but if I had to guess I would say you slip stitch to the first stitch of the row (to make a circle). So, at this point you have 2 rows of sc. Then join both ends with a slip stitch. Then just keep working in a circle.
I am sorry if this isn't very helpful, I tried my best to understand it
Good luck!