A simple chevron pattern in crochet cotton thread.

Simple Chevron Stitch
Multiple of 10 sts + 1
(add 2 for base chain)

1st Row: Skip 2 ch (count as 1 dc), 1 dc into next ch, * 1 dc into each of next 3 ch, over next 3 ch work dc3tog, 1 dc into each of next 3 ch, 3 dc into next ch; rep from * ending last rep with 2 dc into last ch, turn.
2nd Row: 3 ch (count as 1 dc), 1 dc into first st, * 1 dc into each of next 3 dc, over next 3 sts work dc3tog, 1 dc into each of next 3 dc, 3 dc into next dc; rep from * ending last rep with 2 dc into top of tch, turn.
Rep 2nd Row.

Etymology of the word “chevron”: 1390s, from Old French chevron “rafter,” since it looks like rafters of a shallow roof, from Vulgar Latin caprione, from Latin caper “goat,” the likely connection between goats and rafters being the animal’s angular hind legs. (Source: The Online Etymology Dictionary.)