My niece requested a zig-zag blanket and it took me a while to find just the right pattern. I hope this works out! Her birthday is in mid-December and I am feeling the crunch because I have a lot of crocheting projects on my plate!

Update 11/21/12
I finished with time to spare!

Trying to add a little more detail to some projects. This color pattern is 4 rows teal, two rows black, repeat.
The pattern calls for single crochet and I changed it to double crochet.