Stocking stitch on its own will fold OK (think socks?), but when you've got all that pattern, you might need to 'force' a fold, which is why the purl might work a bit better. I'd advise trying a bit though, before you decide.
On the matter of 'counting' (as in other comments) - just use a ring-type stitch marker at the beginning and end of the 'pattern' sections, then you know when you reach that you move from moss-stitch/purl two (or whatever you've decided on) to pattern and then back again. Will you be using four dpns or magic loop?
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Date: 2010-11-02 03:53 pm (UTC)On the matter of 'counting' (as in other comments) - just use a ring-type stitch marker at the beginning and end of the 'pattern' sections, then you know when you reach that you move from moss-stitch/purl two (or whatever you've decided on) to pattern and then back again. Will you be using four dpns or magic loop?