How to Crochet a Zigzag Throw

Crocheting is a great way to relieve stress as well as create a beautiful afghan that you can use during the year. A zigzag pattern is a common crochet design that has a wave instead of a straight line, often times called a chevron. This pattern assumes that you know the basic stitches of crocheting.

1. Choose a minimum of two colors to alternate your zigzags with. You want to make sure that both yarns that you choose are the same weight so that your pattern doesn't look uneven and your stitches don't get too tight.


2. Choose a color to begin with. This is going to be called color A. Chain 118.


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   Single crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook and in the next 5 chains, do 3 single crochet in the next chain, single crochet in the next 6 chains. *Skip 2 chains, single crochet in the next 6 chains, do 3 single crochets in the next chain, single crochet in the next 6 chains, repeat from * across, change to color B in the last single crochet. There should be 120 single crochets when finished with the row.
   
   


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   Begin Row 2 using color B. Chain 1, turn then single crochet in 1st single crochet, skip the next single crochet, then single crochet in the next 5 single crochets, 3 single crochets in the next single crochet, *single crochet in the next 6 single crochets, skip 2 single crochets, single crochet in the next 6 single crochets, 3 single crochets in the next single crochet, repeat from * across to the last 7 single crochets, single crochet in 5 single crochets, skip the next single crochet, then single crochet in the last single crochet.

   
   
   
   


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   Attach color A again and work the last row 2 times.

   
   
   
   


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   Attach color B and work 1 row.

   
   
   
   


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   Attach color A and work 3 rows.

   
   
   
   


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   Work the entire color sequence 10 more times. Fasten off and crochet in any loose ends.