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When you think I'll zig, I'll zag. Then when you think I'm gonna zag, I do zag, just to mess you up for the next time, when I might zig Blanket
Ten Stitch Zigzag by Frankie Brown
Knitting
ME!!!!!!!!!!
JavaPurl on ravelry
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
8,307 yards
Batat Hand Dyed Yarns Doe Yarn
none left in stash
0.26 skeins = 113.7 yards (104.0 meters), 26 grams
Hullabaloo
Pink
The Golden Skein
Unknown Yarn
none left in stash
0.35 skeins = 162.1 yards (148.2 meters), 35 grams
Pink with Gold Stellina
Pink
The Border Tart Nine Pinkish Bumps
145.1 yards (132.7 meters), 44 grams
Pinkish
Pink
The Border Tart Merino and Tussah Silk
141.0 yards (128.9 meters), 41 grams
no name - yellow/pink/orange
Yellow
Wild Happy Color Hand Dyed Yarn Authentic Base
none left in stash
0.35 skeins = 140.0 yards (128.0 meters), 35 grams
Northern Lights
Blue
Abi Grasso Self Striping Sock
0.29 skeins = 133.4 yards (122.0 meters), 29 grams
Stars & Stripes
Berry Colorful Yarnings Saturated Sock SS. (Formerly Awesome Sock Self Striping
33 yards in stash
0.32 skeins = 148.2 yards (135.5 meters), 32 grams
Peacocks Revenge
Orange
The Golden Skein
Broken Pattern Hand Dyed Bamboo Sock Yarn
0.02 skeins = 8.6 yards (7.9 meters), 2 grams
Embers
Red
Fierce Fibers 24 Karat
none left in stash
0.32 skeins = 140.2 yards (128.2 meters), 32 grams
Hot Tamale
2469
Ginger's Hand Dyed Sheepish Sock
0.37 skeins = 147.6 yards (135.0 meters), 37 grams
The Royal Botanics
Green
Ginger's Hand Dyed Swell Ewe Sock
none left in stash
0.34 skeins = 135.7 yards (124.1 meters), 34 grams
Puffin
Green
Ginger Twist Studio in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of
Ginger's Hand Dyed Swell Ewe Sock
none left in stash
0.36 skeins = 143.6 yards (131.3 meters), 36 grams
IBYC2015
Ginger's Hand Dyed Swell Ewe Sock
0.4 skeins = 159.6 yards (145.9 meters), 40 grams
Liquid Sunshine
Yellow
GnomeAcres House Gnome
0.32 skeins = 147.2 yards (134.6 meters), 32 grams
Wonder Woman
12.08.15
Red
GnomeAcres House Gnome
74 yards in stash
0.29 skeins = 133.4 yards (122.0 meters), 29 grams
Stars Hollow
09.11.15
Orange
Highland Handmades Sugar Maple Sock
13 yards in stash
0.34 skeins = 144.5 yards (132.1 meters), 34 grams
Uber
http://shop.highlandhandmades.com/
April 5, 2013
Knit One, Crochet Too Crock-O-Dye
none left in stash
0.12 skeins = 49.9 yards (45.6 meters), 12 grams
Candy 271
775
Pink
Yarnies of Texas in Abilene, Texas
August 18, 2012
Knit Picks Stroll Tonal
none left in stash
0.29 skeins = 134.0 yards (122.5 meters), 29 grams
Harvest
32548
Orange
Knit Picks
May 8, 2013
KnitCircus Pixie Dust Fingering
0.02 skeins = 8.4 yards (7.7 meters), 2 grams
Green
Green
Knitting in France Sparkles
171 yards in stash
0.04 skeins = 17.5 yards (16.0 meters), 4 grams
Something About CC
Pink
Knitting in France
September 15, 2015
Knitting in France Two at a Time Socks
193 yards in stash
0.33 skeins = 144.3 yards (132.0 meters), 33 grams
You Have Been Gilmored
Lanitium ex Machina Basic Sock / Perussukka
0.31 skeins = 142.3 yards (130.1 meters), 31 grams
Sabotage
Purple
Laughing Yaffle Sock
none left in stash
0.33 skeins = 151.8 yards (138.8 meters), 33 grams
Tree frog
Green
Lisa Souza Sock! Merino
0.01 skeins = 5.6 yards (5.1 meters), 1 grams
Purple
Purple
Lucci Yarn Sequins
none left in stash
0.17 balls = 17.0 yards (15.5 meters), 4 grams
Cranberry
Style #105 #12
Pink
Yarnies of Texas in Abilene, Texas
August 7, 2012
Mint Rain Hand Dyed Self Striping Tough Sock
0.31 skeins = 143.5 yards (131.2 meters), 31 grams
Trick or Treat
Orange
Mint Rain Hand Dyed Self Striping Tough Sock
37 yards in stash
0.31 skeins = 143.5 yards (131.2 meters), 31 grams
Zombie Love
Pink
Mint Rain Hand Dyed Tough Sock
none left in stash
0.32 skeins = 148.2 yards (135.5 meters), 32 grams
Daydreamer with Hot Pink
Mint Rain Hand Dyed Tough Sock
none left in stash
0.33 skeins = 152.8 yards (139.7 meters), 33 grams
Hufflepuff
Yellow
Mint Rain Hand Dyed Tough Sock
0 yards in stash
0.34 skeins = 157.4 yards (143.9 meters), 34 grams
Police Box
Blue
Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Sock
0 yards in stash
0.33 skeins = 144.4 yards (132.0 meters), 33 grams
Birds In Paradise
Allyn Knit Shop & Spinning Supply in Allyn, Washington
February 3, 2018
Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering Gradients
none left in stash
0.12 skeins = 150.0 yards (137.2 meters), 36 grams
Shades Of Fuchsia - Colour E
Pink
Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering Gradients
none left in stash
0.12 skeins = 150.0 yards (137.2 meters), 36 grams
Shades Of Fuchsia - Colour C
Pink
Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Snug
92 yards in stash
0.33 skeins = 152.5 yards (139.4 meters), 33 grams
Say Something Nice
Purple
Pandia’s Jewels
Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Snug
19 yards in stash
0.31 skeins = 143.2 yards (131.0 meters), 31 grams
Spoilers
Red
Pandia’s Jewels
Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Snug
none left in stash
0.3 skeins = 138.6 yards (126.7 meters), 30 grams
Lallybroch
Green
Pandia’s Jewels
Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Snug
none left in stash
0.37 skeins = 170.9 yards (156.3 meters), 37 grams
Hot Coco with Pink Marshmellows
Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Snug
190 yards in stash
0.32 skeins = 147.8 yards (135.2 meters), 32 grams
Pumpkin Spice (orange)
Orange
Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Super Sparkle
none left in stash
0.35 skeins = 153.3 yards (140.2 meters), 35 grams
Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitten
Red
Pandia’s Jewels
March 31, 2015
Premier Yarns Serenity Sock Prints
101 yards in stash
0.58 skeins = 133.4 yards (122.0 meters), 29 grams
104 Chili
Purple Goddess Design Stuff a Sock In It
none left in stash
0.33 skeins = 132.0 yards (120.7 meters), 33 grams
Silver lining
Gray
Rainbow Heirloom Twinkle Light
118 yards in stash
0.08 skeins = 35.0 yards (32.0 meters), 8 grams
Fluffy Bunny
Gray
Round Table Yarns Merlin
204 yards in stash
0.34 skeins = 157.4 yards (143.9 meters), 34 grams
Archimedes
Rusty Ferret RF Quadrupole
0.04 skeins = 17.5 yards (16.0 meters), 4 grams
Steampunk
July 16
Pink
Schachenmayr Regia 4-fädig 4-Ply Metropole Color
0.02 skeins = 9.2 yards (8.4 meters), 2 grams
4494 Lady Color
Blue
Schachenmayr Regia Fluormania Color
none left in stash
0.35 skeins = 161.0 yards (147.2 meters), 35 grams
07186 Leaf
734
Green
SpaceCadet Ombré & Gradient Mini-Skeins
104 yards in stash
0.63 skeins = 252.0 yards (230.4 meters), 63 grams
Ombre MS 1403
Purple
Spun Right Round Snappy Socks
35 yards in stash
0.36 skeins = 156.2 yards (142.9 meters), 36 grams
Bubble
Pink
Strawberry Fields Yarns Take a Hike
60 yards in stash
0.31 skeins = 144.1 yards (131.8 meters), 31 grams
Frozen
Blue
November 12, 2016
Strawberry Fields Yarns Take a Hike
none left in stash
0.32 skeins = 148.7 yards (136.0 meters), 32 grams
Strawberry Fields Again
Red
Strawberry Fields Yarn
August 16, 2016
String Theory Colorworks Entanglement Self Striping
none left in stash
0.32 skeins = 147.2 yards (134.6 meters), 32 grams
Oxytocin
Pink
The Knitting Goddess UK 4 ply BRITSOCK
none left in stash
0.31 skeins = 135.5 yards (123.9 meters), 31 grams
Flower Power
Batch 14V
Green
Yarndale
September 27, 2014
The Knitting Goddess UK 4 ply British Wool & Nylon
none left in stash
0.9 skeins = 275.6 yards (252.0 meters), 63 grams
Shades of Pink
15K
Pink
Great London Yarn Crawl
September 5, 2015
The Wool Kitchen Sock
57 yards in stash
0.33 skeins = 144.3 yards (132.0 meters), 33 grams
Ziggy
Feb BS
Edinburgh Yarn Festival
March 19, 2016
Third Vault Yarns Ship's Mechanic Sock
19 yards in stash
0.3 skeins = 112.9 yards (103.2 meters), 30 grams
Faster Than Light
20/09/15
Blue
Unknown Pink & Green Yarn
Fingering (14 wpi)
0.33 skeins = 144.2 yards (131.9 meters), 33 grams
Pink & Green
Pink
Unknown Yarn
Fingering (14 wpi)
0.31 skeins = 135.8 yards (124.2 meters), 31 grams
Mustard Yellow With Silver Stellina
Yellow
Unknown orange and yellow yarn
Fingering (14 wpi)
0.08 skeins = 9.6 yards (8.8 meters), 2 grams
Orange and yellow
Orange
Unknown pink and green fingering yarn
Fingering (14 wpi)
0.02 skeins = 8.7 yards (8.0 meters), 2 grams
Pink and green
Pink
Unknown pink and grey fingering weight yarn
Fingering (14 wpi)
1 skein = 140.0 yards (128.0 meters), 32 grams
Pink and grey
Pink
Wendy Happy
14 yards in stash
0.31 skeins = 142.0 yards (129.8 meters), 31 grams
2516 Mars
357/282
Pink
Deramores
December 7, 2013
West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply
none left in stash
0.17 skeins = 68.0 yards (62.2 meters), 17 grams
Owl
06 877 0090
Brown
Ginger Twist Studio in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of
June 21, 2014
West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply
31 yards in stash
0.31 skeins = 135.6 yards (124.0 meters), 31 grams
886 Holly Berry
06 886 0229
Green
Ginger Twist Studio in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of
November 20, 2015
West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply
0.31 skeins = 135.5 yards (123.9 meters), 31 grams
864 Wood pigeon
06 864 0160
Blue-purple
West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply
0.06 skeins = 26.2 yards (24.0 meters), 6 grams
600 Poppy Seed
06 600 0112
Gray
West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply
22 yards in stash
0.16 skeins = 69.9 yards (63.9 meters), 16 grams
Pheasant
06 855 0092
Blue-green
Ginger Twist Studio in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of
October 27, 2014
Zwerger Garn Opal Sweet & Spicy
56 yards in stash
0.32 skeins = 148.5 yards (135.8 meters), 32 grams
8616 Chilli
994
Pink
Be Inspired Fibres in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of
October 14, 2014
madelinetosh Tosh Sock
0 yards in stash
0.18 skeins = 71.1 yards (65.0 meters), 18 grams
Pop Rocks
Pink
Notes

The name of this project is a quote from Gilmore Girls in which Lorelai tells Rory, “I got to keep you on your toes. When you think I’ll zig, I’ll zag. Then when you think I’m gonna zag, I do zag, just to mess you up for the next time, when I might zig.”

31-December-2015 - 12 stripes completed

30-December-2016 - 28 stripes completed

31-December-2017 - 39 stripes completed

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In progress
Progress
70%
April 27 2015
work in progress
About this pattern
Ten Stitch Zigzag
by Frankie Brown
from Frankie's Knitted Stuff
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462 yards / 100 grams
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459 yards / 100 grams
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438 yards / 100 grams
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399 yards / 100 grams
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437 yards / 100 grams
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437 yards / 100 grams
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Light Fingering
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400 yards / 100 grams
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463 yards / 100 grams
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376 yards / 100 grams
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  • Originally queued: April 11, 2015
  • Project created: April 28, 2015
  • In progress: April 28, 2015
  • Updated: December 10, 2018
  • Progress updates: 14 updates