The Cobra Stitch, and it's cousin Twisted Cobra, can be created using 3 or more
strands of scoubidou, although only two of the strands are actually worked
with. The remaining strands make up the central strand. The more strands in the
center, the wider your completed Cobra Stitch will be. It should also be noted
that if you do this stitch correctly, you will NOT SEE the central strands at
all, so you may want to use a color you don't care for, or one you have too
much of.
As a general rule of thumb, your finished cobra will usually be about 1-2
inches SHORTER than the length of your central strand. You should make the two
working strands at LEAST four times the length of your central strand, so with
a 12-inch central strand, you'd need 4-foot working strands...
Create a STARTER COBRA STITCH before
continuing...
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After your
"Starter Cobra Stitch", notice the strands have switched sides.
Take the SAME strand you chose as your starting strand (the green here), and
make a loop OVER the central strand (the red strand). |
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The other
strand (the black one) should be placed ON TOP OF the first strand (the green
one)... |
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...and
then taken BEHIND the central strand (red)... |
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...and
then UP THROUGH the loop made with the first strand (the green loop). |
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Before the
stitch is pulled tight... |
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Now our
starting strand is back on the right. Use it to make a loop OVER the center
strand... |
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...then
take the other strand (black) over the first (green)... |
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...behind
the central strand (red)... |
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...to be
PULLED THROUGH the start strand's loop (again, the green loop). |
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You can
begin to see the Cobra's Scales after only 2-3 stitches! |
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One last
time: Make a loop OVER the central strand... |
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Take the
OTHER strand OVER the loose end, BEHIND the central strand, then UP THROUGH
the loop made with the first strand. |
| Remember to ALWAYS make the loop with the SAME strand. It doesn't have to be
the green, but if you decided to START with the black, then ALWAYS create
your loops with the black. Why? Because if you don't, you'll create a
different stitch; one I haven't presented yet, hint... hint... |
After numerous Cobra Stitches are completed!
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