MEXICAN CROSS STITCH
The Mexican Cross Stitch is also known as the crossed plait stitch.
This stitch consists of long cross stitches woven through each other. Once the cross stitches are complete, a diamond is is formed from the stitches. The demonstration on this page shows this stitch worked as a square with the diamond in the center. You may also work this stitch at an angle to create a diamond pattern with a square in the middle. Experiment with different colored yarns to create an interesting look. The mexican cross stitch is an excellent filling stitch. The mexican cross stitch is similar to the waffle stitch. Three diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch.
Mexican Cross Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the right over nine canvas intersections, bring the needledown at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the left over nine canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move down and to the left over eight canvas intersections, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move down and to the right over eight canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. The stitches must be worked in the exact order that they are shown for the "woven" look to occur. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Mexican Cross Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at H, bring the needle up at I, move up and to the right over eight canvas intersections, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at K, move up and to the left over eight canvas intersections, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at M, move down and to the left over seven canvas intersections, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move down and to the right over seven canvas intersections, bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move up and to the right over seven canvas intersections, bring the needle down at R. Bring the needle up at S, move up and to the left over seven canvas intersections, bring the needle down at T. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...
Mexican Cross Stitch (Diagram 3):
Beginning where we left off at T, bring the needle up at U, move down and to the left over six canvas intersections, bring the needle down at V. Bring the needle up at W, move down and to the right over six canvas intersections, bring the needle down at X. Bring the needle up at Y, move up and to the right over six canvas intersections, bring the needle down at Z. Bring the needle up at AA, move up and to the left over six canvas intersections, bring the needle down at BB. Bring the needle up at CC, move down and to the left over five canvas intersections, bring the needle down at DD. Bring the needle up EE, move down and to the right over five canvas intersections, bring the needle down at FF. Bring the needle up at GG, move up and to the right over five canvas intersections, bring the needle down at HH. Bring the needle up at II, move up and to the left over five canvas intersections, bring the needle down at JJ. Whew! That was alot of work!. However, you can see from the above diagram what an interesting pattern this stitch creates - well worth the effort! I recommend that you print the instructions and then mark off each diagonal stitch as you work it. It will make the stitch easier to work.
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