Comments on: Zig-Zag stitch simplified.

By: diana

diana — Tue, 04 May 2010 23:16:29 +0000

i just bought an 18″ knitting board and it is so difficult to use. it is so hard to lift the loop over the top and to start where you zig zap, skip one peg, turn and then zig zag back. The needles are so small and there is no groove for easy removal of the first loop. I tried doing the figure 8 wrap like I do on my knifty knitter and it was hard too. I watched many videos and it looks so easy but it really is not. Is there any tips on how to make it easier. I even marked every other peg to help me skip a peg too. too complicated to use.

By: Cat

Cat — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:24:58 +0000

One more comment about this stitch - i used it to make a bag - it turned out nice - but it has a border all around it in stockinette - was this supposed to happen - it looks okay - does not dtract from it - i just thought it was weird that it did that.

By: Cat

Cat — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:17:29 +0000

It took me a while to figure out which was thick and which was thin - finally realized it has to do with how many wraps are at the top of the needle - if the 2 wraps are at the top - it is thick and if 2 wraps at the bottom , then it is thin - and then you pull over accordingly.

By: carol

carol — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:05:33 +0000

I had a problem with this stitch at first, ripped it out 5 times before I got it right!Then while watching the video, when Pat turned the board around and said to watch which direction the yarn was coming from, then I got it to zig zag. At first it was just straight, couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t get the yarn to wrap in the other direction.Now its one of my favorite stitches,so nice and thick!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:15:11 +0000

Ok I don’t understand this stitch at all.I don’t understand that thick and thin parts, and sometimes I wind up with 4 wraps on one, instead of 3, and I don’t know if the angle is suppose to be different with each row. I just can’t seem to get the hang of it I guess.

By: Faith

Faith — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 01:30:23 +0000

Well, the light bulb has finally come on!!!! Thanks for the help.

By: Faith

Faith — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 23:39:14 +0000

Okay–I’ll play with it a little more and let you know how it goes.

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:28:29 +0000

On the first 3 stitches and last 3 stitches (after weaving) you will have 3 loops on each. You want to look at the weaving and see if the extra loop is from the over lapping. If it is, then it is your thick side and you lift one and leave 2 loops on the needle. If not, it’s the thin side, lift the 2 bottom loops over the top loop to leave it thin. When you do the next row of weaving, you will again do an overlapp on some of the first and last needles creating the 3 loops. So that you will always end up with the 3 loops, it’s important to leave 2 on some and 1 on the others.
Remember, when you weave this stitch, you overlapp several of the needles. When you weave the next row, you overlap other needles. So you always want to leave 2 loops after the overlapp because the next row those needles will not be the ones that get the overlapp. I hope this is not just more confusing. Let us know. pat

By: Faith

Faith — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:21:25 +0000

I have a quick question. I understand how to wrap the stitch, but the thick/thin part when hooking over confuses me. I’m not sure which is the thick part, and which is the thin. Would you explain that a little more? Thanks.