stitch marker help

[prdmama2]

I have a pattern for wristlets that read
"P one round, K three rounds, placing markers after first and before last sts of round"
It doesn't make sense to me because it seems like all the markers would be grouped together. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[MerigoldinWA]

It may not make sense to you now, but that is what it says all right. Maybe there is a good reason for it that you will learn shortly. Maybe you will find you do