Kicking off the second half: Stitch Sixteen!

The effect of this stitch is to create a checkerboard out of enlarged shells.  Stitch one also generates a checkerboard, but a much tighter one.  I personally prefer stitch one, but this one is also nice, creating a somewhat softer checkered effect.  A nice aspect of this stitch is that it is obvious where to do each component of the stitch.  It is also a fairly fast stitch because the height of each row is roughly equivalent to a double crochet stitch.

The color pattern I used was 2 rows of yellow, followed by (2 rows of pink, 2 rows of yellow) repeated.

Here's how to make it:
Chain 97, then work the stitch until blanket is square.  Add this border, and you're done.
Round 1: sc around, 3 sc in each corner (pink)
Round 2: dc around, 5 dc in each corner (pink)
Round 3: dc around, 5 dc in each corner (yellow)
Round 4: dc around, 5 dc in each corner (pink)
Round 5: sc around, 3 sc in each corner (pink)
Round 6: (sc, ch 3, sk 1) around, (sc, ch 3, sc in same stitch) at corner (pink)

I made this using Lion Brand Pound of Love Pastel Pink and Pastel Yellow with a J hook.