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With the Sheldon lacing pattern, increased tension (braking) will pull the wheel to the left towards the caliper, and this might result in the spokes hitting the caliper
But it pulls the last interleaved crossing away from the caliper, and that crossing it the one which is at about the right radius to be a problem if the clearance is tight, just as it is also the one which is close to the dérailleur cage on the drive side of the rear wheel.
gbj_tester
Yeah you did it opposite.
The Shimano way is necessary if there is very little clearance between the brake caliper and the spokes.
With the Shimano way, braking increase the tension on the spokes that will pull the dish of the wheel to the right, away from the brake caliper.
With the Sheldon lacing pattern, increased tension (braking) will pull the wheel to the left towards the caliper, and this might result in the spokes hitting the caliper. It’s very obvious while riding as you can hear a ping ping ping ping ping sound when braking.
You will most likely be fine, and if you do experience it you can rebuild later.