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.
An even number of stitches. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 foldover, 2 stitches right, pull the foldover over the 2 right stitches, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd row: All stitches left. Constantly repeat these both rows.
An uneven number of stitches. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd row: All stitches left. Constantly repeat these both rows
The number of stitches is dividable by 2 plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd and 4th row: All stitches left. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 4 rows
An even number of stitches. 1st, 2nd and 4th row: All stitches left. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch left, lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 2 to 5.
An even number of stitches. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd row: All stitches left. Constantly repeat these both rows
An even number of stitches. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd and 4th row: All stitches left. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch right, * lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 4 rows.
Stitch beat-up dividable by 3 plus 1, plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: All stitches right. 2nd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch left, 1 foldover, knit together 2 left stitches, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch left, 1 stitch on the edge. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch right, * lift off 1 stitch right, 2 stitches right, pull the lifted stitch over the both right stitches, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 4th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches left, 1 foldover, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch left, 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lift off 1 stitch right, 2 stitches right, pull the lifted stitch over the both right stitches, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. 6th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch left, * 1 foldover, 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat row 3 to 6.
An uneven number of stitches. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, Lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd row: All stitches left. Constantly repeat these both rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 4 plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 3 stitches right, lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th row: All stitches left. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches right, lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, 2 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, 3 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 8 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 4 plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches right, lay the thread to the front and lift off 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, at last 2 stitches right, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8 row: All stitches left. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, * 2 stitches right, lay the thread to the front and lift off 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch right, 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, lay the thread to the front and lift off 2 stitches left, * 2 stitches right, lay the thread to the front and lift off 2 stitches left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, 1 stitch right, * lay the thread to the front and lift off 2 stitches left, 2 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 8 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 8 plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, 4 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th row: All stitches left. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 2 stitches right, lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, 2 stitches right, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 5th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 4 stitches right, lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 7th row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, 4 stitches right, lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, 1 foldover, pull the lifted stitch over the right stitch and the foldover, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 8 rows.
An even number of stitches. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, lift off 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd and 4th row: All stitches left. 3rd row; 1 stitch on the edge, * lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch right, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 4 rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 2 plus 2 stitches on the edge. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch right, lay the thread to the front and lift off 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch left, lay the thread to the back and lift off 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these both rows.
The number of stitches is dividable by 2. 1st row: 1 stitch on the edge, * 1 stitch left, lay the thread to the back and lift off 1 stitch, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. 2nd and 4th row: All stitches left. 3rd row: 1 stitch on the edge, * lay the thread to the back and lift off 1 stitch left, 1 stitch left, constantly repeat from *, at last 1 stitch on the edge. Constantly repeat these 4 rows.