Bokhara Couching Stitch (Diagonal Variation) Diagram 1:
Bring the needle up at A, move to the right over fourteen canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. This creates the foundation (aka laid) stitch. Bring the needle up at C, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at K, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at L. This completes the first part of the diagonal bokhara couching stitch. As you can see from the diagram, the spacing is not the same as the regular bokhara couching stitch. The reason will become clear as we continue working the stitch. Now, continue on to diagram 2...
Bokhara Couching Stitch (Diagonal Variation) Diagram 2:
Beginning where we left off at L, bring the needle up at M, move to the right over fourteen canvas threads, bring the needle down at N. This creates the second foundation (aka laid) stitch. Bring the needle up at O, move up over two canvas threads (crossing over the previous bokhara couching stitch), bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at R. Bring the needle up at S, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at T. Bring the needle up at U, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at V. This completes the second part of the diagonal bokhara couching stitch. Now, continue on to diagram 3...
Bokhara Couching Stitch (Diagonal Variation) Diagram 3:
Beginning where we left off at V, bring the needle up at W, move to the right over fourteen canvas threads, bring the needle down at X. This creates the third foundation (aka laid) stitch. Bring the needle up at Y, move up over two canvas threads (crossing over the previous bokhara couching stitch), bring the needle down at Z. Bring the needle up at AA, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at BB. Bring the needle up at CC, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at DD. Bring the needle up at EE, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at FF. This completes the third part of the diagonal bokhara couching stitch. Continue working in this manner until the area you are filling is complete. Use half-stitches to fill any open areas.
