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Hold a
"starter square stitch" as shown. Bring the far strand up and over
to form the first LOOP... |
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Now take
the near strand up and over AWAY from you to form the second LOOP next to the first. |
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Start the
WEAVE by taking the strand on your LEFT up and over the first LOOP, then
under the second LOOP... |
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...continue
by taking the strand on your RIGHT up and over the loop nearest it, then
under the loop farthest from it, as shown. |
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Slowly
pull the strands away from each other... |
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...to
finish the second square stitch! |
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After
we've completed numerous stitches... |
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...here's
the bird's eye view, ready to start another stitch. |
| There is another way to do the Square
Stitch, which can make it FASTER to do this stitch. A similar method can be
used when doing the Circle Stitch, however these are the only stitches that
this method works with: |
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Start by
making a loop, similar to the way you would normally start this stitch... |
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...instead
of making a second loop, take the strand NEXT TO the strand you were working
with UP and OVER the loop you just made, so it sits next to the third
strand... |
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...similarly,
take the third strand UP and OVER the second strand, so it sits next to the
last strand... |
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...complete
this stitch by taking the last strand UP and OVER the third strand, then
UNDER the loop you made with the first strand. |
| You would then pull the strands tight
and complete the stitch! |
| Continue working the Square Stitch
until the SHORTEST working strand you have is between 2½ and 3 inches long,
then do a COMPLETION STITCH to finish
off the project. |
A Square Stitch Project, properly completed!
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