Learning how to START the Square Stitch goes FAR BEYOND simply being able to do
the Square Stitch. This opening stitch is also used to start Circle, Combo,
Fishy, Dragonfly, and a BUNCH of other stitches!
Before you begin, you'll need to FIND THE
CENTERS of these strands...
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Holding
the strands at their centers, turn one of the strands, so that it crosses the
other strand... |
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Hold this
cross with your thumb to free up your other hand... |
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Take one
of the strands and flip it up and over the crossing strand... |
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This will
create your first LOOP, and should look like the left... |
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Now grab
the other end of this strand and flip it up and over from the other
direction... |
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This
creates your second LOOP, and should look similar to the left... |
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Now comes
the WEAVE. Take the strand at your LEFT and place it OVER the first LOOP and UNDER the SECOND loop... |
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Which
should look something like the left... |
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We're
almost done! Take the strand at your RIGHT, pass it OVER the first LOOP and UNDER the SECOND loop... |
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Sorta like
this... |
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Now comes
the PULLING! Slowly begin to PULL the strands to create the first stitch! |
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Pull them
TIGHT, but not TOO tight! If you pull them too tightly, you may SNAP the
strands... |
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Here's
what the finished opening stitch should look like... |
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...and if
you turn it over, you'll notice the BOTTOM of the opening stitch looks like
this! |
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