Zigzag Stitch Knitting Pattern

Work with a multiple of 18 stitches + 2 + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 22 stitches (2 + 18 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.

The chart shows only Right Side Rows.

On Wrong Side Rows, work all stitches as they appear.

The pattern repeat = 18 stitches wide.

Begin with 1 edge stitch and 2 stitches before patt rep, work patt rep throughout, end with 1 edge stitch.

k: Knit

p: Purl

2-st RT: skip 1 st, knit 2nd st before first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

2-st LT: knit through the back loop 2nd st behind first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

2-st RT (k1/p1): knit 2nd st before first st, without dropping from LH needle, purl the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

2-st LT (p1/k1): purl 2nd st behind first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

cross 3 right: slip 1 st to cable needle, hold to back, K2, K1 from cable needle

cross 3 left: slip 2 st to cable needle, hold to front, K1, K2 from cable needle

cross 3 right (k2/p1): slip 1 st to cable needle, hold to back, K2, P1 from cable needle

cross 3 left (p1/k2): slip 2 sts to cable needle, hold to front, P1, K2 from cable needle

Row 1: edge stitch, p1, k2, cross 3 right, k1, 2-st RT, 2-st RT (k1/p1), * p1, cross 3 right, 2-st LT (p1/k1), p2, k2, cross 3 right, k1, 2-st RT, 2-st RT (k1/p1) *; repeat from * to *; p1, cross 3 right, 2-st LT (p1/k1), p2, edge stitch.

Row 2 and all even-numbered rows: work all stitches as they appear.

Row 3: edge stitch, p1, k1, cross 3 right, k1, 2-st RT twice, * p1, cross 3 right (k2/p1), 2-st LT (p1/k1) twice, p1, k1, cross 3 right, k1, 2-st RT twice *; repeat from * to *; p1, cross 3 right (k2/p1), 2-st LT (p1/k1) twice, p1, edge stitch.

Row 5: edge stitch, p1, k1, cross 3 left, 2-st RT twice, k1, * p1, cross 3 left (p1/k2), p1, 2-st LT (p1/k1) twice, k1, cross 3 left, 2-st RT twice, k1 *; repeat from * to *; p1, cross 3 left (p1/k2), p1, 2-st LT (p1/k1) twice, edge stitch.

Row 7: edge stitch, 2-st LT (p1/k1), k1, cross 3 left, 2-st RT, k2, * p2, cross 3 left (p1/k2), p1, 2-st LT (p1/k1) twice, k1, cross 3 left, 2-st RT, k2 *; repeat from * to *; p2, cross 3 left (p1/k2), p1, 2-st LT (p1/k1), p1, edge stitch.

Row 9: edge stitch, p1, 2-st LT, k1, cross 3 left, k3, * p3, cross 3 left, p1, 2-st LT (p1/k1), 2-st LT, k1, cross 3 left, k3 *; repeat from * to *; p3, cross 3 left, p1, 2-st LT (p1/k1), edge stitch.

Row 11: edge stitch, 2-st LT (p1/k1), 2-st LT, k1, cross 3 left, k2, * p2, 2-st RT (k1/p1), cross 3 left, p1, 2-st LT (p1/k1), 2-st LT, k1, cross 3 left, k2 *; repeat from * to *; p2, 2-st RT (k1/p1), cross 3 left, p2, edge stitch.

Row 13: edge stitch, p1, 2-st LT twice, k1, cross 3 left, k1, * p1, 2-st RT (k1/p1) twice, cross 3 left (p1/k2), p1, 2-st LT twice, k1, cross 3 left, k1 *; repeat from * to *; p1, 2-st RT (k1/p1) twice, cross 3 left (p1/k2), p1, edge stitch.

Row 15: edge stitch, p1, k1, 2-st LT twice, cross 3 right, k1, * 2-st RT (k1/p1) twice, p1, cross 3 right (k2/p1), p1, k1, 2-st LT twice, cross 3 right, k1 *; repeat from * to *; 2-st RT (k1/p1) twice, p1, cross 3 right (k2/p1), p1, edge stitch.

Row 17: edge stitch, p1, k2, 2-st LT, cross 3 right, k1, 2-st RT (k1/p1), * 2-st RT (k1/p1), p1, cross 3 right (k2/p1), p2, k2, 2-st LT, cross 3 right, k1, 2-st RT (k1/p1) *; repeat from * to *; 2-st RT (k1/p1), p1, cross 3 right (k2/p1), p2, edge stitch.

Row 19: edge stitch, p1, k3, cross 3 right, k1, 2-st RT, * 2-st RT (k1/p1), p1, cross 3 right, p3, k3, cross 3 right, k1, 2-st RT *; repeat from * to *; 2-st RT (k1/p1), p1, cross 3 right, p3, edge stitch.

Repeat Rows 1-20 throughout.