A chart for placing ladders every fourth column of stitches, for stitch counts from 15 to 50

This is the placement chart mentioned in the TECHknitting post of December 19, 2010, good for scarves of stitch count 15-50 sts wide, showing the placement for dropping stitches every fourth column.  Locate the stitch count of your scarf in the R column, then follow the directions for the number of stitches to slip and to drop.  In this way, your columns will be centered as best as possible across the width of your scarf.

Remember, dropping a stitch every fourth column means that three columns of UNdropped stitches lay between each column of dropped stitches.

15 st: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 2 times, sl 3: 3 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 3 st at left edge

16 sts: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 2 times, sl 4: 3 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 4 st at left edge

17 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * once, slip 4: 3 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 4 sts at left edge

18 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * once, slip 5: 3 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 5 sts at left edge

19 st: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 3 times, sl 3: 4 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 3 st at left edge

20 sts: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 3 times, sl 4: 4 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 4 st at left edge

21 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 2 times, slip 4: 4 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 4 sts at left edge

22 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 2 times, slip 5: 4 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 5 sts at left edge

23 st: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 4 times, sl 3: 5 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 3 st at left edge

24 sts: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 4 times, sl 4: 5 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 4 st at left edge

25 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 3 times, slip 4: 5 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 4 sts at left edge

26 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 3 times, slip 5: 5 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 5 sts at left edge

27 st: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 5 times, sl 3: 6 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 3 st at left edge

28 sts: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 5 times, sl 4: 6 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 4 st at left edge

29 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 4 times, slip 4: 6 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 4 sts at left edge

30 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 4 times, slip 5: 6 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 5 sts at left edge

31 st: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 6 times, sl 3: 7 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 3 st at left edge

32 sts: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 6 times, sl 4: 7 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 4 st at left edge

33 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 5 times, slip 4: 7 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 4 sts at left edge

34 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 5 times, slip 5: 7 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 5 sts at left edge

35 st: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 7 times, sl 3: 8 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 3 st at left edge

36 sts: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 7 times, sl 4: 8 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 4 st at left edge

37 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 6 times, slip 4: 8 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 4 sts at left edge

38 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 6 times, slip 5: 8 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 5 sts at left edge

39 st: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 8 times, sl 3: 9 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 3 st at left edge

40 sts: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 8 times, sl 4: 9 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 4 st at left edge

41 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 7 times, slip 4: 9 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 4 sts at left edge

42 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 7 times, slip 5: 9 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 5 sts at left edge

43 st: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 9 times, sl 3: 10 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 3 st at left edge

44 sts: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 9 times, sl 4: 10 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 4 st at left edge

45 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 8 times, slip 4: 10 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 4 sts at left edge

46 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 8 times, slip 5: 10 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 5 sts at left edge

47 st: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 10 times, sl 3: 11 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 3 st at left edge

48 sts: *slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 10 times, sl 4: 11 total columns dropped, 3 sts at R edge, 4 st at left edge

49 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 9 times, slip 4: 11 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 4 sts at left edge

50 sts: slip 4, drop 1, * slip 3, drop 1, repeat from * 9 times, slip 5: 11 total columns dropped, 4 st at R edge, 5 sts at left edge