![]() ![]() The white shanks of the loops should all be in lower position on all the fingers, red and black in upper position (the opposite would work, too). So before braiding, you would mount the color order of the zig-zag onto the fingers in the order shown above – red on fingers 1 and 2 black on fingers 3,4,5, and red on fingers 6,7. Since this is the flat variation of a square braid, the loop order in the braid (starting with the first loop to be turned, and using the braiding method I teach here) is: Mount the loops with background-color shanks ‘down’ and zig-zag-color shanks ‘up’ on all the fingers of both hands (vice-versa would work, too).įor example, in the photo above, you can see that the zig-zag color-order of the upper braid is: 2 reds, then 3 blacks, then 2 reds. Then follow the appropriate loop order for that braid (given in end-note) to load the rest of the colors in order on the other fingers. ![]() This is the left index finger for ‘regular’ flat braids but the right ring finger for flat double braids (see end-note) ![]() Place the 1st zig-zag color where it will be the 1st loop to be turned. Both were made with 3 black/white bicolor loops and 4 red/white bicolor loops. Below are two 7-loop flat braids with multicolor 50/50 zig-zags. My first photo (above the navy/white braid) is of a flat 10-loop ‘letterbraid’ that has a multicolor 50/50 zig-zag of three reddish colors on a light gray background (3 bicolor loops of pink/gray 4 of red/gray 3 of wine/gray). With more than 2 colors, you can vary the zig-zag pattern by varying the initial set-up of the colors on the fingers. But the color of the other shank can vary, creating a multi-colored zig-zag on a single-color ‘background’. In the braid below, the blue strand of every loop has a white ‘partner’ – the other half of the loop – on the other side of the braid.Ģ-color 50/50 Zig-zag pattern in a flat 7-loop braid – 7 bicolor loops of navy/white:įor a clear zig-zag (or argyle) pattern, all the loops must share at least one shank of the same color. Remember, the two ‘sides’ or shanks of one loop are not adjacent to each other in flat or square loop braids! They mirror each other on opposite edges of a flat braid, while crossing each other at the center of the braid. 50/50 Zig-zag patterns can also look a bit like an argyle or ‘tipped tartan.’ For any flat braid, this basic zig-zag pattern is made by using all identical bicolor loops, with a starting set-up of matching colors ‘up’ and ‘down’ on all fingers. This is the easiest possible zig-zag pattern to set up. Zig-zag pattern in a 10-loop ‘ letterbraid,’ braided as a single-layer flat braid: If you are new to my blog, check out my home page, and the Tutorials tab in my upper menu!) (Color set-ups for the 7- and 8-loop braids in photos are provided just below my end-note. But the same three zig-zag rules apply to any ‘unfolding’ flat braid of any number of loops – including the flat forms of Double braids, Spanish braids, or ‘Letterbraids’. Many of the examples in photos here are 7-loop flat braids (as taught in my 7-loop “Continue Here” tutorial). These 3 rules are basic to planning color patterns for any braid of bicolor loops, or of a mixture of both single-color and bicolor loops. Once you know the 3 rules for setting them up, you can create all kinds of variations – wide zig-zags, skinny zig-zags, multi-color zig-zags, bordered zig-zags, etc, etc. ![]() ( Color-pattern planning 1 taught the basic loop-order info for all braid pattern-planning – helpful but not mandatory to read first!)įlat braid zig-zag patterns are striking and fun to braid. This is Part 2 of my two-parter on planning your own color-patterns!Ĭolor-pattern planning 2: Planning your own color-patterns using bicolor loops. ![]()
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