Learning how to START the Brick Stitch is similar to starting the Square
Stitch, only you have one additional Scoubidou strand. This stitch is also used
to start Twist, Heart, Eye-Glasses, and some Combination stitches!
Before you begin, you'll need to FIND THE
CENTERS of the three strands...

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Start by
laying the two shorter strands ON TOP OF and ACROSS the longer strand, which
should be facing away from and towards you... |

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Hold the
strands with your thumb to free up your other hand... |

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Take the
end of the longer strand that faces you and bring it UP and OVER to create
the first loop... |

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...which
you can hold in place between your pointer finger and middle finger. |

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Now take
the long strand that faces away from you and bring it UP and OVER towards you
to create the second loop... |

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...which
you can hold in place between your ring finger and middle finger. Always hold
the strands with the longer strand facing towards and away from you, so that
you create TWO loops, instead of FOUR loops. |

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There are
FOUR weaves, instead of TWO, as in Square and Circle. Take the short strand
that is FARTHEST away from you and bring it UP and OVER the loop closest to
it, then UNDER the loop farthest from it... |

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...and
pull it through. |

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Now take
the next farthest strand from you, which should be on the other side of the
stitch, and bring it UP and OVER the loop nearest it, then UNDER the loop
farthest from it... |

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...and
pull it through. You've just completed a Square Stitch; but onto the Brick! |

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Similar to
the way you started the stitch, take the third strand, which should be on the
same side you started the stitch on, and bring it UP and OVER the first loop,
then UNDER the second... |

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...you
know what to do, right? Pull it on through! |

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Hey, we're
almost done! Just one more strand! Bring it UP and OVER the first loop, then
UNDER the second loop... |

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...and
pull it on home! Take a good look at this stitch, as it's nothing more than TWO Square stitches! |

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Now for
the pulling! With some practice, you can train your hands to actually pull in
FOUR DIRECTIONS at once... |

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...you can
kind of see how I do it in this sequence... |

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...all
tight! There's the basic Brick Starter stitch! |