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 effect of 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 known with the method of operation of your pattern before you start with the real knitting work.
The number of stitches is dividable by 12 plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st and 5th row: All stitches right. 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th row: All stitches left. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lift 3 stitches upon a helping needle and lay them to the front, 3 stitches right, then knit the 3rd stitch of the helping needle right, 6 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 6 stitches right, lift 3 stitches upon a helping needle and lay it to the back, 3 stitches right, then knit the 3rd stitch of the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 8 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 17 plus 8, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, lift off 1 stitch right, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, 3 stitches left, 4 stitches right, 1 stitch left, 4 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, lift off 1 stitch, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 3 stitches right, 2 stitches left, 3 stitches right, * 4 stitches left, 1 stitch right, 4 stitches left, 3 stitches right, 2 stitches left, 3 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 9th row; 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, lift off 1 stitch right, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, 3 stitches left, lift 2 stitches onto a helping needle and lay it to the front, 2 stitches right, then knit the 2 stitches on the helping needle right, 1 stitch left, lift 2 stitches onto the helping needle and lay it to the back, 2 stitches right, then the 2 stitches of the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, lift off 1 stitch right, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 2 to 9.
The number of stitches is dividable by 12 plus 4, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row; 1 stitch on the edge, * 4 stitches left, 8 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 4 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th row: Knit up all stitches as they appear. 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 4 stitches left, lift 2 stitches onto a helping needle and lay it to the back, 2 stitches right, then work the 2 stitches on the helping needle right, lift 2 stitches onto a helping needle and lay it to the front, 2 stitches right, then work the 2 stitches of the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, 4 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 2 to 7.
The number of stitches is dividable by 12 plus 4, plus 2 stitches on the edge, 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 4 stitches left, 8 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 4 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th row: Knit up all stitches as they appear. 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 4 stitches left, lift 2 stitches onto a helping needle and lay it to the front, 2 stitches right, then work the 2 stitches on the helping needle right, lift the following 2 stitches onto a helping needle and lay it to the back, 2 stitches right, then work the 2 stitches on the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, at last 4 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 2 to 7.
The number of stitches is dividable by 9 plus 3, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, 6 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd, 4th and 6th row: Knit up all stitches as they appear. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, lift 2 stitches onto a helping needle and lay it to the back, 2 stitches right, then work the 2 stitches on the helping needle right, 2 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, 2 stitches right, lift 2 stitches onto a helping needle and lay it to the front, 2 stitches right, then work the 2 stitches on the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 3 to 6.
The number of stitches is dividable by 7 plus 4, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 4 stitches left, 3 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 4 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, * 4 stitches left, lift off 1 stitch right, 2 stitches right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the both right stitches and the foldover, constantly repeat from *, at last 4 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 4 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 12 plus 7, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st and 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 7 stitches left, 5 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 7 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd and 6th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 7 stitches right, * 5 stitches left, 7 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 7 stitches left, lift off 1 stitch right (thread in the back), 4 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 7 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 4th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 7 stitches right, * 4 stitches left, lift off 1 stitch left (thread in front), 7 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 7 stitches left, pull the lifted stitch onto a helping needle and lay it to the front, 4 stitches right, then work the stitch on the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, at last 7 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 8th row; 1 stitch on the edge, 7 stitches right, * lift off 1 stitch left (thread in front), 4 stitches left, 7 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 9th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 7 stitches left, 4 stitches right, lift off 1 stitch right (thread in the back), constantly repeat from *, at last 7 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 10th row; 1 stitch on the edge, 7 stitches right, * pull the lifted stitch onto a helping needle and lay it to the back, 4 stitches left, then work the stitch on the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 10 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 7 plus3 plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, 4 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd to 8th and 10th to 16th row: Knit up all stitches as they appear. 9th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, lift 2 stitches onto a helping needle and lay it to the front, 2 stitches right, then work the 2 stitches of the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 17th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, 2 stitches onto a helping needle and lay it to the back, 2 stitches right, then work the 2 stitches on the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 2 to 17.
The number of stitches is dividable by 7 plus 1, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st, 5th and 9th row: All stitches right. 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th row: All stitches left. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, lift 2 stitches onto a helping needle and lay it to the back, 2 stitches right, then work the 2 stitches of the helping needle right, 2 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches right, lift 2 stitches onto the helping needle and lay it to the front, 2 stitches right, then work the 2 stitches of the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 3 to 10.
The number of stitches is dividable by 5 plus 3, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, 2 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd, 3rd and 4th row: Knit up all stitches as they appear. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, cross 2 stitches to the right (see page 12), constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 2 to 5.
The number of stitches is dividable by 9 plus 3, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches right, 2 stitches left, 2 stitches right, 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, 3 stitches right, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd to 6th row: Knit up all stitches like the appear. 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches right, 2 stitches left, cross 2 stitches to the right (see page 12), 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, 3 stitches right, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 2 to 7.
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 *, at last 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 *, at last 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 right, cross 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, at last 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 7 plus 3, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, 4 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd to 6th row: Knit up all stitches as they appear. 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches left, lift 2 stitches onto a helping needle and lay it to the front, knit the following 2 stitches right, then knit up the 2 stitches on the helping needle right, constantly repeat from *, at last 3 stitches left, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 2 to 7.