Ratio of Increase/decrease to Straight rows?

[crayolaab]

The pattern calls for 7 total repeats of the full increase rows, 7 total repeats of the full decrease rows and 13 total repeats of the full straight rows. I'd like to do a modified version to fit with my Fibonacci striping sequence, conserve yarn and make it a little smaller, so I'm hoping to do 3 full repeats of the increase and decrease rows and

Comments

[uberpenguino]

it should work fine. I did 5 sets of the increase, 16 of the straight, and 5 decreases...and I love it! Just don't forget to do the half sections in section 2 (increases), etc.

I finished mine last week (I'm just slow with pictures -- though I posted some mid-knit picts... it's the green one, though I posted with my knitting LJ's name).

[crayolaab]

Yeah, I've marked those down already - there are 14 set up rows, a multiple of 12 increase rows, 6 additional increase rows, a multiple of 12 straight rows, a multiple of 12 decrease rows, 10 additional decrease rows, and 11 final rows ;)

[uberpenguino]

oops -- I posted my pictures in the autumnclapotis community, not here. :o)

[artemis_rich]

Gauge doesn't mean squat for the Clapotis, so don't even bother. The ratio of increase/straight rows/decrease doesn't really matter either. Just do as many increases as you want it to be wide (keeping in mind that the dropped stitches usually add about half an inch). Do the straight rows as long as you'd like the scarf to be and make the decreases to match the increases. Ta da! Clap-o-rama!

Have fun and post pics.

[crayolaab]

Yeah, I know, I just said that because I know that the end result will NOT just be 3/7th the width of the original, since my gauge is bigger :)

Glad the ratio of rows doesn't matter, thanks!