Block designed for the Knit a Square Knit-Along featured on Another Long Yarn

This reversible block is an adaptation of a stitch pattern chronicled by Barbara G. Walker.
I chose this particular stitch because the seeded pattern reminds me that each small thing we do can bear fruit beyond our imagination.
The love and care we put into our work for Knit a Square may be the seed of self-belief in one of the recipients, and knowing that strangers cared enough to create just for them may be the beginning of them caring for others.
Materials and Details:
Yarn: 1 ounce/29 grams (about 61 yards/56 meters) Wharfedale Woolworks
Dales Aran weight in ‘Oceanic’ colourway. generously donated by Kirsty Clarke of www.wharfedalewoolworks.folksy.com and www.woolworks.coriandr.com
Needle: US #9 (5.5 mm) or needle needed to obtain gauge. See methods of using alternate weights of yarn in ‘Notes’ on page 3
Notions: 2 stitch markers
Gauge: 13.5 stitches and 19 rows in 4 inches, in main pattern stitch
Stitches used: knit, purl, cast on and bind off. See abbreviations on page 3.