Zig Zag

Zig Zag Slip Stitch Knitting. Skill level: Advanced beginner/intermediate. Skills Required: Knit, Purl, Slip Stitch.
SLIP STITCH KNITTING. #howtoknit the Zig Zag stitch. FREE written instructions, PDF knitting pattern.  #knittingstitches #slipstitchknitting
Category: Textured stitches
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Abbreviations: RS, WS: Right side, wrong side
ST, STS: Stitch, stitches
Rep: Repeat
K: Knit
P: Purl
SL: Slip stitch
WYIB: With yarn in back
WYIF: With yarn in front
Pattern
Cast on a multiple of 4 sts, plus 2.
Row 1 (RS): K1, *K3, K1 wrapping yarn twice around needle; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 2 (WS): K1, *SL1 wyif dropping extra wrap, K3; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 3: K1, *K3, SL1 wyib; repeat from * to last st, K1.
Row 4: K1, *SL1 wyif, K3; repeeat from * to last 1 st, K1.
Row 5: K1, *SL3 wyib, drop next slip st off left-hand needle to front of work, slip the same 3 sts back to the left-hand needle, then pick up dropped st and knit wrapping the yarn twice around the needle, K3; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 6: K1, *K3, SL1 wyif dropping extra wrap; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 7: K1, *SL1 wyib, K3; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 8: K1, *K3, SL1 wyif; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 9: K1, *drop next slip st off left-hand needle to front of work, K3, then pick up dropped st and knit wrapping the yarn twice around the needle; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 10: K1, *SL1 wyif dropping extra wrap, K3; rep from * to last st, K1.
Rep Rows 3 to 10.