Surprise, I'm utilizing the basil colored chenille yarn to create this second blanket. I decided to try a slightly more involved pattern this time. By alternating stitches in blocks of ten by twenty, this produces a checkered pattern with blocks of garter stitch and knit stitch. The blocks measuring 4 1/2" square. This creates a reversible pattern so it will be checkered on both sides. Other photos of this with fewer number of stitches per block makes a basket weave looking pattern. Once I have a few rows of finished blocks I will have to see if the effect is visible. Checkered Chenille Blanket: Size 11 needles Cast on 94 stitches Row 1: knit entire row Row 2: knit entire row Row 3: k2, *k10, p10, rep from * across row to last 2, k2 Row 4: k2, *p10, k10, rep from * across row to last 2, k2 Row 5-22: repeat alternating rows 3 and 4; creates nine blocks of 10x20 stitches Row 23: knit entire row Row 24: knit entire row Row 25: k2, *p10, k10, rep from * across row to last 2, k2 Row 26: k2, *k10, p10, rep from * across row to last 2, k2 Row 27-44: repeat alternating rows 25 and 26; creates nine blocks of 10x20 stitches with alternating opposite patterns of the first row of nine blocks. Repeat Rows 1-44 for checkered pattern for desired length. Finish end with two rows of knit stitch. Originally I thought stitching 10 x 10 blocks would create equal squares. But as it turns out with these large needles and thick yarn, 10 stitches across and 20 rows of stitches creates the large square block I was looking for. I recently ordered a neat resource book for knitting stitches: The New Knitting Stitch Library. It's an illustrated encyclopedia-like guide to over 300 types of stitching patterns, something I should have picked up from the beginning and certainly would have be handy before starting this current project.