This is a container with a maxium width of 1200px with 40px padding on each side. The gutter gap is 20px.
$column-count: 12;
$container-width: 1200px; // Not including outside gutters.
$width--gutter: 20px;
$width--gutter-half: $width--gutter / 2;
$outside--gutter: 40px;
@include col(4);
@include col(8);
@include col(3);
@include skip(3);
@include col(5);
@include skip(1, $side: 'right');
@include col(4, 4); // 4 columns, 4 gutters
@include container(8);
@include col(4, 3, 8);
Or
@include col(4, $container-cols: 8);
@include col(4, 3, 8);
@include skip(1, $side: 'right', $container-cols: 8);
@include col(4, 3.5, 8);
However, it's better to do:
width: 50%