Plait Stitch:
Bring the needle up at A, move to the right over 2 canvas intersections and bring the needle down at B. Move down 2 canvas threads and bring the needle up at C. Move up to the left 1 canvas intersection and 1 canvas thread and bring the needle down at D. This completes the first Plait Stitch. Now, continue to Plait Stitch Diagram 2...
Beginning where we left off at D (Diagram 1), bring the needle down 2 canvas threads and up at E. Move to the right over 2 canvas intersections (OVER the previous Plait Stitch) and bring the needle down at F. Move down 2 canvas threads and bring the needle up at G. Move up to the left 1 canvas intersection and 1 canvas thread and bring the needle down at B. This completes the second Plait Stitch. Continue working in this manner until you reach the end of the row.
To start the second row we begin where we left off at H. Move down 4 canvas threads and to the left 1 canvas thread, bring the needle up at L. Move to the right over 2 canvas intersections and bring the needle down at K. Move down 2 canvas threads and bring the needle up at M. Move up to the left 1 canvas intersection and 1 canvas thread and bring the needle down at I. As you can see, each row is worked into the bases of the plait stitches in the previous row. Continue working to the left until the row is complete. Then, start the next row and work it to the right (like the first row).
