3 sc inst

[Devore850]

What does 3 sc Inst mean. I am making a be bus.

[Granny Square]

What comes to mind is a typo for 'in st' (in stitch, but then should clear about which stitch is meant), or maybe a typo for inc (increase)?  Or, is there an area in the pattern that defines stitches?  A designer can name a sequence of stitches anything they want, like "Fred", which doesn't mean anything outside of that one pattern, but serves as a shorthand (repeat Fred 3 times, then sc to end for example). Maybe they named a stitch sequence 'inst', and there are 2 sc and 3 sc versions of it in the pattern (like a cluster for example).  I'm just throwing out possibilities, but "3 sc inst" doesn't mean anything without more context.  3 sc instruction? (hopefully defined somewhere)

What's a be bus?  I read 'bee bus' at first, which sounds kinda cute.  Can you tell where you are in the pattern, with relation to the pattern picture?  If it's a free pattern on the internet, from a legitimate source that has permission to post the pattern, could you post a link to it?  If it's a purchased pattern, could you tell us the name of the pattern and it's source (magazine, book, etsy).  If we could see a picture of the item, it could help us decipher it.  

 

[redrosesdz]

Welcome to Crochetville! 

^what she said. Plus, if you would type the whole row/round exactly as it appears in the pattern, it would help us figure it out. Seeing just part of an instruction is confusing.