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list of diagonal stitches available and instructions (with diagrams) for working each stitch, visit the Diagonal Stitches page at stitchopedia.com and click on whichever stitch is of interest to you. The choice of a background stitch will depend on what exists in the foreground. If the foreground is full of detail and color, you may not want a background that is too “busy”. In that case, you will want to choose a plain background. This completes the first part of “Diagonal Stitches: The Greatest Hits”. In part two, I will discuss the diagonal stitches that are appropriate for small, detailed work. I will also describe some of the decorative diagonal stitches.
stitches. Spaces are left between the rows. These spaces will be filled with diagonal stitches. You may choose to work the diagonal stitches in a different color. This will create an exciting look for your work.
These are just a few of the diagonal stitches that create interesting backgrounds and fill large areas. For a more detailed
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DIAGONAL STITCH
The Diagonal Stitch is excellent for creating a patterned look. However, this stitch is notorious for warping the canvas. A consistant tension must be maintained when
Diagonal Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up and to the right over four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the
Diagonal Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at J, bring the needle up at K, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at M, move up and to the right over four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at R. Bring the needle up at S, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at T. Bring the needle up at U, move up and to the right over four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at V. Bring the needle up at W, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at X. Bring
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working this stitch if you hope to avoid canvas warping. The length of the stitches can be adjusted to whatever you want. Just be sure to remember: the longer the stitch, the more apt it is to snag. To create an exciting look, try using more than one color yarn. Two diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch. Clicking on the PRINTABLE VERSION icon, located at the end of the series of diagrams, will direct you to the page to print these instructions.
needle down at J. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
the needle up at Y, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at Z. This completes the first row of Diagonal Stitches. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...
***Stitch Index*** (Alphabetical)
A - I
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***Stitch Index*** (Alphabetical)
I - Z