Surface Crochet, Part Three - Twisted Chain.

 Surface Chain Stitch starts to get interesting in this post! 
I've seen this stitch called Twisted Surface Chain and also Zigzag Surface Chain. It's exactly the same as it's embroidery cousin.

   

My instructions will make more sense if you work upwards, placing your stitches in the order as shown.

Pull up a loop in 'position 1'.

Pull up another loop in 'position 2'.
 

Pull the loop through to make the first stitch.

Now drag the loop over to 'position 3' and pull a loop through to create the next stitch.

 
Repeat this process!

Altering the distances between the stitches and the length of the stitches can create some pleasing effects! (Gosh! I've suddenly started sounding all old fashioned!)

 These examples are all the same except that the distance distance between 'position 1' and 'position 2' has been made wider in the dark blue and narrower in the red.
 
In these examples 'position 1' and 'position 2' are at the same height. 

I love these zigzag stripes.

 

 You get a slightly different finish when working on net rather than canvas.

(You get the same effect when working diagonally on canvas.)

I hope you've enjoyed this post. In the next one I'll be experimenting with Surface Double Crochet Stitches. (SC - USA)

                                            P.S. Happy New Year!!