replace delay()

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The first thing you should learn is using array's. Then you can code many things more efficient.
Write a separate functions for the blinking patterns without delays

Here (quite) some code snippets that should get you started, some are not super efficient but I think the application is not time critical :slight_smile:

int leds[10] = {3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12};  // array of the led numbers used

int state = 0;
int lastState = 0;

setup()
{
  for (int i=0; i<10; i++)
  {
    pinMode(led[i], INPUT_PULLUP);
  }
...
}

void loop()
{
  reading = digitalRead(buttonPin);
  if (reading == LOW && reading != lastButtonState) 
  {
    state++;
    if (state >= 9) state = 0;
  } 
  lastButtonState = reading;

  switch(state)
  {
    case 0: Pattern0(); break;
    case 1: Pattern1(); break;
    case 2: Pattern2(); break;
    ...
  }
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// PATTERN FUNCTIONS
//
void Pattern0()
{
  for (int i=0; i< 10; i++) digitalWrite(Leds[i], LOW);
}

void Pattern1()
{
  for (int i=0; i< 10; i++) digitalWrite(Leds[i], HIGH);
}

void Pattern2()
{
  static int interval = 100;    // each pattern 
  static unsigned long lastTime;
  if (state != lastState) // first call to this pattern?
  {
    lastState = state;
    // setup the initial state of the leds
    for (int i=0; i< 10; i+= 2) // NOTE STEPSIZE 2
    {
     digitalWrite(Leds[i], HIGH);
     digitalWrite(Leds[i+1], LOW);
    }
    lastTime= millis();
  }
  // generic blink if interval has passed since last call
  if (millis() - lastTime >= interval)
  {
    for (int i=0; i< 10; i++) digitalWrite(Leds[i], !digitalRead(Leds[i]);  // blink;
    lastTime= millis();
  }
}

void Pattern3()
{
  static int interval = 50;    // each pattern 
  static unsigned long lastTime;
  if (state != lastState) // first call to this pattern?
  {
    lastState = state;
    // setup the initial state of the leds
    for (int i=0; i< 10; i++) digitalWrite(Leds[i+1], LOW);
    digitalWrite(Leds[0], HIGH);
    digitalWrite(Leds[5], HIGH);
    lastTime= millis();
  }
  // generic shift if interval has passed since last call
  if (millis() - lastTime >= interval)
  {
    int temp = digitalRead(0);
    for (int i=0; i< 9; i++) digitalWrite(Leds[i], digitalRead(Leds[ i+1]);
    digitalWrite(leds[9], temp);
 
    lastTime= millis();
  }
}

You see the repeating pattern of patterns? (code not tested)