The "A Zig and A Zag" chevron afghan crochet pattern is a great way to try out some fun and unique chevron crochet stitches. This FREE pattern is written in a stitch sampler style allowing you to work your favorite stitches into a beautiful throw for your home. Whether you're looking for crochet texture or light and lacy stitches for summer, this pattern is perfect for you!
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Pattern details
Skill Level: Easy
Materials: 4 stitch markers Red Heart Super Saver (4ww) yarn 1405 yrds White 290 yrds Perfect Pink 210 yrds Shocking Pink 290 yrds Turqua 210 yrds Real Teal Finished Size: 74” L x 58” W or customize Hook: I Gauge: 13 hdc & 8 rows = 4” Stitches/Abbreviations: st(s) - stitch(es), ch - chain, yo - yarn over, sc - single crochet, hdc - half double crochet, dc - double crochet, tr - treble crochet, dtr - double treble crochet RS - right side, WS - wrong side Special Stitches: Foundation Chain: If you’re unfamiliar with how to work foundation chains, these tutorials may help: Photo tutorial or Video tutorial Double Treble (dtr): yo 3x, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a loop (5 loops on hook), (yo and pull through 2 loops on hook)4x 3-dtr Cluster (uses 1 st): *yo 3x, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a loop, (yo and pull through 2 loops on hook)3x* repeat from *to* 2x, yo and pull through all 4 loops on hook Double 3-dtr Cluster(uses 6 sts): *[yo 3x, insert hook in same st as last st made, yo and pull up a loop, (yo and pull through 2 loops on hook)3x], repeat from [to] 2 x, (4 loops on hook), yo 3x, skip next 5 sts, insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a loop, (yo and pull through 2 loops on hook)3x (5 loops on hook), repeat from [to] 2x, yo and pull through all 7 loops on hook Brick Stitch (Br St): (sc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same st Single Crochet 2 together (sc2tog): [Insert hook into next st, yo and pull up a loop]2x, yo and pull through all 3 loops on hook Single Crochet 3 together (sc3tog): [Insert hook into next st, yo and pull up a loop]3x, yo and pull through all 4 loops on hook
Treble Crochet 2 together (tr2tog): *yo twice, insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops on hook, yo and pull through 2 loops on hook,* repeat from *to* 1x, yo and pull through all 3 loops on hook
Treble Crochet 3 together (tr3tog): *yo twice, insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops on hook, yo and pull through 2 loops on hook,* repeat from *to* 2x, yo and pull through all 4 loops on hook Notes:
Foundation Section
With White Row 1: (RS) HDC Foundation chain 205 (72”) or in multiples of 6+7 to desired length Row 2: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) Section 1 - Zig Zag
Continue with White Rows 3-4: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) Fasten off White With Color (Perfect Pink) Row 5: (RS) Ch 5 (counts as dtr so you will skip the very first st), turn, skip next 2 sts, work 3-dtr Cluster in next st (see P1), ch 4, *work double 3-dtr Cluster, ch 4,* repeat *to* across to last 3 sts, work 3-dtr Cluster in same st as last st made, skip next 2 sts, dtr in end st Fasten off Perfect Pink With White Row 6: (WS) Ch 1, turn, sc in first dtr, 5 sc around next ch-4, *sc in next double 3-dtr Cluster, 5 sc around next ch-4,* repeat *to* across to last 2 sts, skip next 3-dtr Cluster, sc in last dtr (205 sc) Row 7: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc)
Section 2 - Brick Stitch
Continue with White
Row 8: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) Row 9: (RS) Ch 1, turn, Br St in very first st (see P4), sk next 2 sts, *Br St in next st, sk next 2 sts,* repeat from *to* across to end st, sc in end st (68 Br St) (If working in the row order given, you can carry the white up the side here instead of fastening off) With Color (Shocking Pink) Rows 10-11: Ch 1, turn, Br St in very first st (see P5), *Br St around ch of next Br St below (see P6),* repeat from *to* across to end Br St, sc around ch of end Br St (68 Br St) Fasten off Shocking Pink With White Row 12: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, 2 dc in same st (see P7), *sc around ch of next Br St, 2 dc in sc of same Br St (see P8),* repeat from *to* across to end Br St, sc around ch of end Br St (137 dc, 68 sc) Row 13: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc)
Section 3 - Wave & Chevron
Continue with White
Rows 14-15: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) (If working in the row order given, you can carry the white up the side here instead of fastening off) With Color (Turqua) Row 16: (WS) Ch 1, turn, sc in very first st, *hdc in next st, dc in next st, 3 tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st (see P9),* repeat from *to* across (Do not fasten off Turqua. Drop it to the side to be picked up again on Row 19) With Color (Real Teal) Rows 17-18: Ch 1, turn, skip 1st st, sc in next st (counts as sc2tog), sc in next 2 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc3tog over the next 3 sts (see P10), sc in next 2 sts,* repeat from *to* to last 5 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog over end 2 sts (see P11) Fasten off Real Teal With Color (Turqua) Row 19: (RS) Ch 4, turn, skip very first st, tr in next st (counts as tr2tog), *dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st,** tr3tog over next 3 sts; repeat from * ending last repeat at **, tr2tog over last 2 sts Fasten off Turqua With White Rows 20-21 : Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc)
Section 4 - Triangle Mesh
Continue with White
Rows 22-23: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) (If working in the row order given, you can carry the white up the side here instead of fastening off) With Color (Shocking Pink) Row 24: (WS) Ch 1, turn, sc in very first st, *ch 3, skip next 2 sts, tr in next st, ch 3, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st,* repeat from *to* across ( 35 sc, 34 tr, 68 ch-3) Fasten off Shocking Pink With Color (Perfect Pink) Row 25: Ch 6 (counts as tr & ch-2), turn, skip next ch-3, sc in next tr, ch 2, skip next ch-3, tr in next sc, *ch 2, skip next ch-3, sc in next tr, ch 2, skip next ch-3, tr in next sc,* repeat from *to* across (34 sc, 35 tr, 68 ch-2) Fasten off Perfect Pink With Color (Shocking Pink) Row 26: Ch 1, turn, sc in very first tr, *ch 3, skip next ch-2, tr in next sc, ch 3, skip next ch-2, sc in next tr,* repeat from *to* across Note: your end sc will be worked in the 4th ch of the ch-6 (35 sc, 34 tr, 69 ch-3) Fasten off Shocking Pink With Color (Perfect Pink) Row 27: Repeat Row 25 With White Row 28: Ch 1, turn, sc in very first tr, *2 sc around next ch-2, sc in next sc, 2 sc around next ch-2, sc in next tr,* repeat from *to* across Note: your end sc will be worked in the 4th ch of the ch-6 (205 sc) Rows 29: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) Section 5 - Pebbles 
Continue with White
Rows 30-31: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) (If working in the row order given, you can carry the white up the side here instead of fastening off Note: When working the tr’s in this section, be sure to push them to the Right Side of the afghan so that all the texture is on the same side With Color (Turqua) Row 32: (WS) Ch 1, turn, sc in next 5 sts, tr in next st, *sc in next 5 sts, tr in next st,* repeat from *to* across, sc in end st (34 tr, 171 sc) Row 33: (RS) Ch 1, turn, sc in next 2 sts, tr in next st, sc in next 3 sts, *tr in next st, sc in next st, tr in next st, sc in next 3 sts,* repeat from *to* across to end st, sc in end st (67 tr, 138 sc) Row 34: (WS) Ch 1, turn, sc in next 3 sts, *tr in next st, sc in next 3 sts, tr in next st, sc in next st,* repeat from *to* across to last 4 sts, tr in next st, sc in end 3 sts (67 tr, 138 sc) Row 35: (RS) Ch 1, turn, sc in next 4 sts, tr in next st, *sc next 5 sts, tr in next st,* repeat from *to* across, sc in end 2 sts (34 tr, 171 sc) Rows 36-39: Repeat rows 32-35 Fasten off Turqua With White Rows 40-41: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) Section 6 - Zig Zag Double String
Continue with White
Rows 42-44: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) (If working in the row order given, you can carry the white up the side here instead of fastening off) With Color (Real Teal) Row 45: (RS) Ch 1, turn, sc in very first st, *ch 5, skip next 5 sts, sc in next st,* repeat from *to* across (34 ch-5, 35 sc) Row 46: Ch 1, turn, sc in very first st, *ch 5, skip next ch-5, sc in next sc,* repeat from *to* across (34 ch-5, 35 sc) Row 47: Ch 1, turn, sc in very first st, *ch 7, skip next ch-5, sc in next sc,* repeat from *to* across (34 ch-7, 35 sc) Row 48: Ch 1, turn, sc in very first st, *ch 7, skip next ch-7, sc in next sc,* repeat from *to* across (34 ch-7, 35 sc) Row 49: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch-2), turn, sc around ch-7’s of previous 2 rows, *ch 5, sc around ch-7’s of previous 2 rows,* repeat from *to* across to end sc, ch 2, dc in end sc (34 sc, 2 ch-2, 2 dc, 33 ch-5) Row 50: Ch 1, turn, sc in very first dc, ch 2, skip next ch-2, sc in next sc, *ch 5, skip next ch-5, sc in next sc,* repeat from *to* across to last ch-5, ch 2, sc in 3rd ch of ch-5 Fasten off Real Teal With White Row 51: (RS) Ch 1, turn, sc in very first sc, ch 2, skip next ch-2, sc in next sc, *ch 5, skip next ch-5, sc in next sc,* repeat from *to* across to last ch-2, ch 2, sc in end sc Row 52: Ch 1, turn, sc in very first sc, work 2 sc around next ch-2, sc in next sc, *work 5 sc around next ch-5, sc in next sc,* repeat from *to* across to end ch-2, work 2 sc around next ch-2, sc in end sc (205 sc) Section 7 (Zig Zag middle section)
Continue with White
Rows 53-54: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) Rows 55-56: Repeat rows 5-6 Section 8 - Zig Zag Double String
Continue with White
Rows 57-58: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) With Color (Shocking Pink) Rows 59-64: Repeat rows 45-50 With White Rows 65-66: Repeat rows 51-52 
Section 9 - Pebbles
Continue with White
Rows 67-69: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) (If working in the row order given, you can carry the white up the side here instead of fastening off) With Color (Perfect Pink) Rows 70-77: Repeat rows 32-39 With White Rows 78-79: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) Section 10 - Triangle Mesh
Continue with White
Rows 80-81: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) (If working in the row order given, you can carry the white up the side here instead of fastening off) With Color (Real Teal) Row 82: (WS) Repeat row 24 With Color (Turqua) Row 83: Repeat row 25 With Color (Real Teal) Row 84: Repeat row 26 With Color (Turqua) Row 85: Repeat row 27 With White Rows 86-87: Repeat rows 28-29 Section 11 - Wave & Chevron
Continue with White
Rows 88-89: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) (If working in the row order given, you can carry the white up the side here instead of fastening off) With Color (Perfect Pink) Row 90: Repeat row 16 With Color (Shocking Pink) Rows 91-92: Repeat rows 17-18 With Color (Perfect Pink) Row 93: Repeat row 19 With White Rows 94-95: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) Section 12 - Brick Stitch
Continue with White
Row 96: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) Row 97: Repeat row 9 With Color (Real Teal) Rows 98-99: Repeat rows 10-11 With White Row 100: Repeat row 12 Row 101: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) Section 13 - Zig Zag
Continue with White
Row 102: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205) With Color (Turqua) Row 103: Repeat row 5 With White Row 104: Repeat row 6 Rows 105-107: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across (205 hdc) Border Section
Continue with White
Round 1: Ch 1, rotate to work down first side of afghan, work 2 sc around first st, sc evenly down side of afghan to bottom corner, work 3 sc around corner st, rotate to work across bottom of afghan, sc between each of the foundation sts across to next corner, work 3 sc around corner st, rotate to work up next side of afghan, sc evenly up to top corner, work 3 sc around corner st, rotate to work across top of afghan, sc in each st across ending with 1 more sc in the same st as beginning 2 sc, sl st to beginning sc to connect Round 2: Ch 1, 2 hdc in same st as sl st, hdc in next st, ch 2, *hdc in each st over to center of next color section, ch 2, hdc in each st over to center of next White section, ch 2,* repeat from *to* to bottom corner, work 3 hdc in corner st, hdc in each st across bottom of afghan to next corner, work 3 hdc in corner st, repeat from *to* to top corner, work 3 hdc in corner st, hdc in each st across top of afghan to beginning corner, work 1 more hdc in same st as beginning 2 hdc, sl st to beginning hdc to connect Fasten off and weave in ends 
Ch-2’s on border will be used for fringe
Fringe
Cut 10 strips of yarn 12” in length for every ch-2 worked in round 2 of the border. You can mix the colors for each section of fringe or you can use 10 of the same color to lengthen the stripes on each section. With the right side of afghan facing you, fold 10 strips of yarn in ½, slip the center section of the yarn around the ch-2 of first white section from front to back of afghan. Pull ends of yarn over the ch-2 and through the loop just made and pull semi-tight. Trim ends to even them off
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