Yarn: Worsted weight, approximately 6-8 ounces

To knit: Follow the chart. In fact, draw a chart of your own, using colored pencils, as many colors as you will knit. The blanket can be made in one, two, three, or any number of colors up to twelve. The photographed sample is pink, blue, and white. Units move at cross stretch to adjoining units.

All units are cast off on the wrong side except units 3 and 7. These are cast off on the right side in order to carry the yarn to the next unit of the same color if desired.

When unbroken yarn is in the right position to be picked up for the next unit in that color, as in units 2 to 4, 4 to 6, 10 to 11, but is not at the correct corner for picking up from another color, carry the yarn to the correct corner, turn and bring it over the needle, and then cover it by picking up the new unit over and under the loose yarn. The beginner had best break the yarn.

For any needed information, refer to Design XIX (Checkerboard Design Table Mat) and the introduction to this section. Remember to tie tag or contrasting yarn on right side of first unit.

To finish: Bind with satin ribbon binding if desired.

The photograph is of the first piece ever knit by Claire Hamel who learned to number knit as she typed the text and drew the graphs for many of the pages in Number Knitting. Claire pointed out her one mistake: The two lower squares at the right corner move in the same direction, instead of being knit in opposite directions or at cross tension.