I have not seen a Tunisian Zigzag blanket here on Ravelry, so perhaps I will try that. 12 stitches to begin.
My increase is a YO after the first stitch or before the last stitch. My decrease is 2 together at the beginning of the RP or the last 2 stitches before the final stitch.
On FB, link to video of Tunisian Chevron. My increase and decrease are done differently.
5 points is 30 inches. Do not bind off top. Alterative for next column on same side, sc into the back of the fabric through every end stitch of the forward passes. Slip stitch into back bump of 12th stitch of original chain 12. I did mine this way to keep all one front and one back instead of two-sided.
I finished with a five row sc edging all around.
I do not like the open stitches at the left side increases. Will frog a bit and rethink the increase option.
Doing the increase into the back bump of the last stitch before the end. This deals with the loose return pass stitch.
Each zigzag column is about 22 grams, and I plan to do at least 13.
Finished. Main problem is curling at the beginning and end of each column. Possible solution is to begin with an even edge done in TSS/TPS of half the number of rows of a zig, in this case 12 rows in the zig, would be a 6 row even start.
Will try some options with a dishcloth to verify.
August 2018: how to move from one panel to the next- I worked along the side edge of the forward pass, in a single crochet, with the back side facing me. At the bottom of the first panel, I chained a new base for the second panel foundation row. Worked a forward pass into the chain, then linked it to the sc stitch by inserting the hook into the sc before beginning the return pass by pulling through both the sc and the final stitch of the forward pass. sort of like in entrelac.