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After
you've completed 5 or 6 Triangle Stitches, turn the project around, so you're
looking at the Granny Knot you started with... |

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...untie
the knot by pushing the loose ends into the knot... |

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...and
then pull the strands straight, as they'll have begun taking on the shape of
the knot. |

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Notice
that this end looks the same as our working end. Working from this end, do
TWO additional Triangle Stitches to hide the bends and twists created from
the Granny Knot... |

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...then do
one more stitch, but leave it loose. |

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Take one
strand and go UNDER the strand next to it. (Here, I'm taking the BLUE strand
UNDER the RED one). |

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Go up into
the stitch and exit through the small hole in the center of the stitch. (The
BLUE went UNDER and AROUND the RED, then UP, UNDER the GREEN to exit through
the center hole). Now start with the next strand... |

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(Here I've
taken the RED strand AROUND and UNDER the BLUE to exit through the center.) |

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Complete
the process with the third strand. (Taking the GREEN strand AROUND the BLUE
and UNDER the RED to exit through the center). |

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When
complete, all three strands should be exiting the center hole. Pull them all
tight... |

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...and
you're ready to snip off the excess. |

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Now
doesn't this look much better than the ugly Granny knot?!? |

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There's
the completed BEGINNING... Continue reading for another run through the
Completion Stitch used when you've finished doing numerous Triangle Stitches.
It's the same stitch, but different photographic shots, which may prove
useful in figuring out how to complete the stitch. |
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After
you've completed as much Triangle Stitch as you'd like, it's time to give it
a Proper Completion. To start, do one more Triangle Stitch, but leave it
loose... |

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Take one
working strand around the strand next to it, so that you can come UP through
the center hole. (In this instance, I'm taking the GREEN strand AROUND the
BLUE strand, then UP, UNDER the GREEN strand to exit through the center
hole). |

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Go on to
the second strand and do the same maneuver. (I'm taking the RED strand AROUND
the GREEN strand, then UP, UNDER the RED strand to exit through the center
hole). |

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After
completing the third strand... (Where the BLUE strand went AROUND the RED,
then UP and UNDER the BLUE strand to exit through the same center hole). Note
that ALL THREE strands exit from this central hole. |

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Now, grab
this loose knot close to the base of the completed stitches... |

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...and
pull the strands with your other hand, using your first hand to push the
completion knot as close as possible to the completed stitches. You may need
to pull strands individually as well. |

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Once we're
all tight, it's looking good. |

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Snip off
your ends. If the other end of the project also ends in a Completion Stitch,
try and make sure you snip the ends to about the same length as those on your
starting end. |

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And there
you have it. The Triangle Stitch! |
| With smaller projects, try to not make
the length of these strands LONGER than the project itself. Remember, it's
the finished scoubidou project you want people to see, not a bunch of
strands! |