ColourSpun In Stitches - Lace Squares

A checker board of alternating lace and stocking stitch squares

You will need:
ColourSpun yarn of your choice available from www.colourspun.com
Knitting needles to suit your yarn

Abbreviations
C/on cast on
C/off cast off
K knit
M1 Make a new stitch by wrapping your yarn around your needle
P purl
SKP slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over the knit stitch
St/s stitch/es

Instructions
C/on a number of stitches divisible by 16
Row1 and all odd rows: Purl (wrong side)
Row 2, 4, 6, 8: (K8; M1; SKP; M1; SKP; M1; SKP; M1; SKP) to end
Row 10, 12, 14, 16: (M1; SKP; M1; SKP; M1; SKP; M1; SKP; K8) to end
These 16 rows make the pattern, knit until your work reaches the desired length.
C/off