For a table runner or scarf, add edge sts and finish work with Row 8. The basic concept of contrasting "stripes" might also be worked with more or fewer repetitions of the two rows.
Shown with a cast-on count of 7 stitches.
1 2 3 4 5 Horizontal repeats
1 2 3 4 5 Vertical repeats
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