Before you finally choose your knitted pattern, take some time to knit a work example – however it's not the work example you usually knit to measure the number of stitches in the breadth and the rows in the height. Only by that you can form a better opinion about the possibilities and the effectof the pattern according to your way of knitting – especially if you deal with a fancy pattern. This work example should help you to make a deliberated decision and become knownwith the method of operation of your pattern before you start with the real knitting work.
The number of stitches is dividable by 7 plus 2, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches left, 5 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 2 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd and 4th row: Knit up all stitches as they appear. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches left, knit together 2 right stitches, 1 foldover, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, lift off 1 stitch right, 1 stitch right and pull the lifted stitch over it, constantly repeat from *, at last 2 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 4 rows
The number of stitches is dividable by 10 plus 6, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch left, 4 stitches right, 1 stitch left, 4 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch left, 4 stitches right, 1 stitch left, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd, 4th and 6th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch right, 1 stitch left, 2 stitches right, 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, * 4 stitches left, 1 stitch right, 1 stitch left, 2 stitches right, 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch left, 4 stitches right, 1 stitch left, cross 2 stitches to the left, cross 2 stitches to the right (see page 12), constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch left, 4 stitches right, 1 stitch left, 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch left, 4 stitches right, 1 stitch left, cross 2 stitches to the right, cross 2 stitches to the left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch left, 4 stitches right, 1 stitch left, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 6 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 4 plus 2, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row; 1 stitch on the edge, 2 stitches left, * 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches right, grab 2 stitches left while leading the thread on the frontside and thereby let the foldovers slip, constantly repeat from *, at last 2 stitches right, 1 stitch on the edge. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, 2 stitches left, * grab 2 stitches while leading the thread on in the back, 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 4th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches right, grab 2 stitches left while leading the thread on the frontside, constantly repeat from *, at last 2 stitches right, 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 2 stitches left, * grab 2 stitches while leading the thread on in the back, 2 stitches left, 1 stitch right and pull the 2 lifted stitches over the right stitch, but don't let it off the left needle by now, instead knit once again twisted right (grabbing the 2 hindmost wire nettings), 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 6th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * knit 2 stitches out of the following (i. e. once grab the foremost wire netting and once the backmost), 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, at last 2 stitches right, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 6 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 4 plus 3, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch right, * 1 stitch right, grab 3 stitches left while leading the thread on at the front, 2 foldovers, constantly repeat from *, at last 2 stitches right, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd and 6th row: All stitches left and thereby let all foldovers slip, so that they're all lying at the frontside of the work. 3rd and 7th row: All stitches right. 4th and 8th row: All stitches left. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * grab 3 stitches left while leading the thread on at the front, 2 foldovers, Now lift off the lateral-lying wire netting with the right needle out of the first row and knit it together with the following stitch right, constantly repeat from *, at last grab 3 stitches left while leading the thread on at the frontside, 2 foldovers, 1 stitch on the edge, 9th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch right, * Grab the lateral wire netting of the 5th row with the right needle and knit it together with the following stitch right, grab 3 stitches left with leading the thread on at the frontside, 2 foldovers, constantly repeat from *, at last knit together the lateral-lying stitch of the 5th row with the antepenultimate stitch right, 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 2 to 9.
The number of stitches is dividable by 5 plus 2, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches left, 3 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 2 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd row: Knit up all stitches as they appear. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches left, lift off 1 stitch left (thread in front), knit together 2 right stitches and pull the lefted stitch over them, 2 foldovers, constantly repeat from *, at last 2 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge, 4th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 2 stitches right, * of the 2 foldovers knit up the 1st left and also the 2nd left, but the hindmost wire netting, 1 stitch left, 2 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 4 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 4 plus 1, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: All stitches left. 2nd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, knit the 3 following left stitches together, don't let them off the needle by now, instead knit them together once right and once again left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 2 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 4 plus 1, plus 2 stitches on the edge, 1st and 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches right, lift off 1 stitch left (thread in the back), constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch left, * lift off 1 stitch left (thread in front), 3 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 4th and 8th row: All stitches right. 5th and 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch right, * lift off 1 stitch left (thread in the back), 3 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 6th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch left, * 2 stitches left, lift off 1 stitch left (thread in front), 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 8 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 9 plus 5, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st and 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 times in change 1 stitch right and 1 stitch left, then 1 stitch right, 1 stitch twisted right (i. e. knit up the hindmost wire netting), 2 stitches left, 1 stitch twisted right, constantly repeat from *, at last 2 times in change 1 stitch right and 1 stitch left, noch 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd, 4th and 6th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 2 times in change 1 stitch right and 1 stitch left, then 1 stitch right, * 1 stitch left, 2 stitches right, 3 times in change 1 stitch left and 1 stitch right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 times in change 1 stitch right and 1 stitch left, then 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, 1 stitch right, 2 stitches left, 1 stitch right, afterwards pull the foldover over the 4 just knitted stitches, repeat from *, at last 2 times in change 1 stitch right and 1 stitch left, one more stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 6 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 7 plus 1, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, 2 stitches left, 2 stitches right, 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch left, * 2 stitches right, 2 stitches left, 2 stitches right, 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, 2 stitches left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, 1 stitch right, 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. 4th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch left, * 2 stitches right, 3 stitches left, 2 stitches right, 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, 2 stitches left, 3 stitches right, pull the first of these 3 stitches over the 2nd and 3rd stitch, 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 2 to 5.
The number of stitches is dividable by 9 plus 4, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st and 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch twisted right (i. e. grab the hindmost wire netting), 2 stitches left, 1 stitch twisted right, 1 stitch right, 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch twisted right, 2 stitches left, 1 stitch twisted right, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd, 4th and 6th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch left, 2 stitches right, 1 stitch left, * 3 times in change 1 stitch right and 1 stitch left, then 2 stitches right, 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 foldover left (from below to the top), 1 stitch right, 2 stitches left, 1 stitch right, pull the foldover over these 4 stitches, 2 in change 1 stitch right and 1 stitch left, then 1 stitch right, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 foldover left, 1 stitch right, 2 stitches left, 1 stitch right and the pull the foldover over these 4 stitches, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 6 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 6 plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches left, 2 stitches right, 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd and all backgoing rows: Knit up all stitches as they appear. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lift the 2 left stitches onto a helping needle and lay them to the back, 1 stitch right, then the 2nd stitch on the helping needle left, lift 1 right stitch right onto the helping needle and lay it to the front, 2 stitches left, then knit the stitch of the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 5th and 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, 4 stitches left, 1 stitch right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 9th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lift 1 right stitch onto the helping needle and lay it to the front, 2 stitches left, then knit the stitch of the helping needle right, lift 2 left stitches onto the helping needle and lay them to the back, 1 stitch right, then knit the 2nd stitch of the helping needle left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 10 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 6 plus 2, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches right, 1 stitch left, 2 stitches right, 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, 2 stitches right, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd and all back going rows: 1 stitch on the edge, 2 stitches left, * 1 stitch right, 2 stitches left, 1 stitch right, 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9, row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches right, 1 stitch left, thread lift off 1 stitch left while leading the thread on at the front, 1 stitch left, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the left stitch and the foldover, 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last 2 stitches right, 1 stitch on the edge. 11th, 13th, 15th and 17th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lift off 1 stitch left while leading the thread on at the frontside, 1 stitch left, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the left stitch and the foldover, 1 stitch left, 2 stitches right, 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last lift off 1 stitc left while leading the thread on at the front, 1 stitch left, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the left stitch and the foldover, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 2 to 17.