Ready: a needlework chart for any craft

The random number generator picked Ready from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Enting, one of my Patreon supporters.

I developed a lace stitch pattern for Ready, but I also like to provide a basic chart for any craft that’s worked on a grid: beads, cross stitch, whatever. I provide at least some digital art of the pattern repeated all over not as a chart. It doesn’t necessarily look like a finished object for any particular craft, but I want to give a sense of it in use.

How the Ready needlework chart might look in a finished work. It's got elongated diamonds against thin, angular lines
Chart showing how to work the Ready needlework chart by means of dark and light squares. Written instructions in blog post.
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  • Ready has a repeat of 10 + 1 columns and 8 + 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.
  • 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; 1A, *1B, 1A, 1B, 3A, (1B, 1A) × 2; work from *. (11 sts)

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

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

Round 4: work knit as follows; 1A, *1B, 2A, 3B, 2A, 1B, 1A; work from *.

Round 5: work knit as follows; 1A, *1A, 7B, 2A; work from *.

Round 6: work knit as follows; 1A, *1B, 2A, 3B, 2A, 1B, 1A; work from *.

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

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

Round 9: work knit as follows; 1A, *1B, 1A, 1B, 3A, (1B, 1A) × 2; work from *.