Counterchange checkerboards: a charted design for any craft

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A further exploration of this particular layout. I think it’s interesting how the layout itself looks a bit different (curvier or more angular) depending on what motif is plugged into it.

Others of my charted designs using this layout:

A drawing of how the Checkerboard counterchange chart might look as two-color knitting. Wavy blue columns alternated with wavy pale blue columns. There are pale blue checkered diamonds on the dark columns, and vice versa.
Chart showing how to work the Counterchange Checkerboards charted design by means of dark and light squares. Written instructions in blog post.
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  • Counterchange Checkerboards has a repeat of 12 + 1 columns and 10 + 1 rows.
  • In the written instructions, color A is the light squares above, and color B is the dark.
  • The written instructions below are formatted for stranded knitting, but it is my hope that they could be translated into instructions for other crafts. For instance, if working filet crochet, 1A could be one open square and 2B could be two filled-in squares.
  • This pattern is written in rounds, but because each row has mirror symmetry, the colors can be read in flat rows as written. If knitting, just work purl stitches on alternating rows instead of knit.
  • Designers, please feel free to use this in your patterns (no need to ask). I’d like credit but won’t be offended if people don’t give it.
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Round 1: work knit as follows; 1B, *(1A, 1B) × 6; work from *. (13 sts)

Round 2: work knit as follows; 1A, *1B, 1A, 2B, 3A, 2B, 1A, 1B, 1A; work from *.

Round 3: work knit as follows; 1B, *1A, 2B, 2A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 1A, 1B; work from *.

Round 4: work knit as follows; 1A, *2B, 2A, 1B, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 1A; work from *.

Round 5: work knit as follows; 1B, *1B, 2A, (1B, 1A) × 2, 1B, 2A, 2B; work from *.

Round 6: work knit as follows; 1A, *(1B, 1A) × 6; work from *.

Round 7: work knit as follows; 1B, *1B, 2A, (1B, 1A) × 2, 1B, 2A, 2B; work from *.

Round 8: work knit as follows; 1A, *2B, 2A, 1B, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 1A; work from *.

Round 9: work knit as follows; 1B, *1A, 2B, 2A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 1A, 1B; work from *.

Round 10: work knit as follows; 1A, *1B, 1A, 2B, 3A, 2B, 1A, 1B, 1A; work from *.

Repeat rounds 1-10 as desired, ending with round 11.

Round 11: work knit as follows; 1B, *(1A, 1B) × 6; work from *.