Overview & Special Stitches
The Zigzag Pip Stitch is a 4 row repeat, perfect for rows of colour but nice in a single colour also. There is a little bit more involved in this stitch, but is still quite repetitive once you get used to it.
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- Special Stitch: dc2tog –
Yarn over (yo) and insert your hook into the designated stitch.
yo again and pull up a loop. You will have three loops on your hook.
yo and draw through the first two loops on the hook. You will now have two loops remaining on your hook, and the first half of the stitch is complete.
yo and insert your hook into the next stitch.
yo again and pull up a loop. You will now have four loops on your hook.
yo and draw through the first two loops on the hook. You will have three loops remaining on your hook.
yo and draw through the final three loops on the hook to complete the stitch.Â
Foundation Chain
Chain a multiple of 4 + 1 plus 1
Pattern
Row 1:Â
- sc into the 2nd ch from the hook.
- *ch1, skip 1ch, sc into the next ch.
- Repeat from * to the end.
- Turn.
Row 2:
- ch3, 1dc into the next chsp (counts as a dc2tog)
- *ch1, dc2tog inserting hook into the same space as previous st for the first leg and into next sp for the 2nd leg.
- Repeat from * to last sp, ending with ch1, dc2tog over same sp and last sc.
- skip the turning ch and turn.
Row 3:
- ch1, sc into the first st.
- *sc into next sp, ch1, skip next cluster.
- Repeat from *ending 1sc into last sp, 1sc into last st.
- Skip turning ch and turn.
Row 4:
- ch3, dc2tog inserting hook into first st for the first leg and into next sp for 2nd leg.
- *ch1, dc2tog inserting hook into same sp as previous st for the first leg and into next sp for 2nd leg.
- Repeat from * ending with 2nd leg of last cluster in last sc, 1dc into same place.
- Skip turning ch and turn.
Row 5:
- ch1, 1sc into the first st.
- *ch1, skip next cluster, 1sc into next sp.
- Repeat from * working last sc into top of turning ch.
- Turn.
Repeat rows 2 – 5 for the pattern.
