Are you trying to do a SC ripple or a DC ripple?
I allways sc or dc in next 2 st skip 1 ch then go on with the pattern.This gives you a strait edge.
these 3 here are great for learners
SC ripples
http://www.citiusa.com/ripple.html
http://www.needlenook.on.ca/free/nn113.pdf
DC ripples
http://home.att.net/~susanBinKC/patt...ml?ripple.html
round ripple
http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/angelcr...undripple.html