Zigging Your Zag

Zigging Your ZagAuthor: Robin HuberThe zigzag stitch is a common stitch expert cricketers' use to create Afghans and more. The steps are relatively easy and must be learned to finish the "Evening News" Afghan, or other patterns of Afghans. After you finish your chain, bobble, Chevron, cluster, cross double, crossbatch, V-stitch, etc, you will need to zigzag your lozenge stitches. To get started we encourage you to read the steps below.  How to Zig your Zag to create the lozenge stitch: To start the zigzag lozenge stitching you will need a base.

The base is factored by multiples of two, plus one. In the first row, starting on the left side, chain two stitches to start your half-double crochet. Half double in the following stitch and skip one stitch including a half double, chain, and another half double in the following stitch. Repeat the steps starting with the final stitches skip one stitch and work two half doubles in your final stitch, then turn. How to half double stitch: Chain stitch and then intersperse your hook so that it goes into the second chain stitch and away from your hook.

Chain stitch again and draw up your yarn bringing it through your finished chain and three loops on your crochet hook.

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