I got 3 balls of this yarn, Patons Reef, given to me and I didn’t like it when I tried to knit with it. I decided to just use it to knit my Gradient 1:16 scarf. Half way through knitting the scarf I wondered if I could change it and shape it the opposite way back down to 5 sts. After some knitting and undoing and jiggling ideas, I finally figured it out ( I know it will seem obvious to experienced knitters, but it took some working out for me ) It’s really actually very simple once you get going. I’m really pleased with it and the yarn works OK as a scarf.