PYRAMID STITCH
The Pyramid Stitch is also known as the raised stitch. Although it is similar to the eye stitch and the star stitch, it is more closely associated
with the double leviathan stitch. The difference between the pyramid stitch and the double leviathan stitch exists in the size of the finished stitch. The double leviathan stitch is generally worked using shorter diagonal stitches, thus making the overall double leviathan stitch smaller. The pyramid stitch consists of diagonal stitches that cross each other in the center. The stitch becomes more dimensional (3-D) as more diagonal stitches are added. It forms a 3-D square pattern, but you may also work it so that it forms a 3-D diamond pattern. In order to make the diagrams easier to follow, two colors have been used to illustrate these stitches. Three diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch. (Two diagrams for the square pyramid stitch plus one diagram for the diamond pyramid stitch.)
Pyramid Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the right over eight canvas intersections, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up over eight canvas threads and to the right over six canvas threads, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up over eight canvas threads and to the right over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up over eight canvas threads and to the right over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up over eight canvas threads, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at K, move up over eight canvas threads and to the left over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at M, move up over eight canvas threads and to the left over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move up over eight canvas threads and to the left over six canvas threads, bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move up and to the left over eight canvas intersections, bring the needle down at R. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Pyramid Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at R, we will now finish the second half of the pyramid stitch. Bring the needle up at S, move up over six canvas threads and to the left over eight canvas threads, bring the needle down at T. Bring the needle up at U, move up over four canvas threads and to the left over eight canvas threads, bring the needle down at V. Bring the needle up at W, move up over two canvas threads and to the left over eight canvas threads, bring the needle down at X. Bring the needle up at Y, move to the left over eight canvas threads, bring the needle down at Z. Bring the needle up at AA, move down over two canvas threads and to the left over eight canvas threads, bring the needle down at BB. Bring the needle up at CC, move down over four canvas threads and to the left over eight canvas threads, bring the needle down at DD. Bring the needle up at EE, move down over six canvas threads and to the left over eight canvas threads, bring the needle down at FF. This will return us to the A/B stitch, where we began, thus completing the pyramid stitch. Diagram 3 demonstrates the diamond shaped pyramid stitch.
Pyramid Stitch (Diagram 3):
This diagram illustrates how the diamond shaped version of the pyramid stitch should look. Bring the needle up at A, move up over ten canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up over eight canvas threads and to the left over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up over six canvas threads and to the left over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up over four canvas threads and to the left over six canvas threads, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up over two canvas threads and to the left over eight canvas threads, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at K, move to the left over ten canvas threads, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at M, move down over two canvas threads and to the left over eight canvas threads, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up O, move down over four canvas threads and to the left over six canvas threads, bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move down over six canvas threads and to the left over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at R. Bring the needle up at S, move down over eight canvas threads and to the left over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at T. This returns us to the A/B stitch where we began and completes the diamond shaped pyramid stitch.
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