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This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about lazy daisies. What are Lazy Daisies Lazy daisies are small loops made of thread. When you stitch several of them together, they resemble a simple flower. Hence the […]

This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about the smyrna cross. What is the smyrna cross The smyrna cross is more of a needlepoint stitch. You’re more likely to find it in designs made in yarn […]

This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about the french knot. French Knots in Patterns You’ll find french knots typically depicted in patterns by a small circle right at the intersection of 4 squares. A color […]

This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about the squat stitch. What it looks like in patterns These don’t come up super often, but on rare occasions you might see a pattern call for a different […]

This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about stitching “over 2”. Occasionally you’ll see stitchers ask each other how a piece was stitched. What fabric they used, how many strands of thread were used, etc. For […]

This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about the tent stitch. When to use Tent Stitch Another technique you might have seen around is the tent stitch or half stitch. This can be very effective in […]

This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about backstitch. What is backstitch? Backstitch is a type of stitch frequently used to create outlines such as the ‘star’ shape in this design. It can also be used […]

This article is part of a series on Advanced and Specialty Stitches. Check the main article for a full list of stitches. This one is just about the quarter stitch. Quarter Stitches The quarter stitch is one that comes up a lot in questions — mainly because it’s fairly subjective how they should be stitched. […]