Princess Pattern Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up over six canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up over four 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 four canvas threads, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at M, move up over six canvas threads, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at R. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Princess Pattern Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at R, we will now add the horizontal stitches. The horizontal stitches are illustrated in dark blue. Bring the needle up at M, move to the left over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at Q. Bring the needle up at I, move to the left over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at M. Bring the needle up at E, move to the left over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at I. Bring the needle up at A, move to the left over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at E. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...
Princess Pattern Stitch (Diagram 3):
Beginning where we left off at E, we will now add the remaining vertical stitches. Bring the needle up at S, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at A. Bring the needle up at T, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at C. Bring the needle up at U, move up over six canvas threads, bring the needle down at E. Bring the needle up at V, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at G. Bring the needle up at W, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at I. Bring the needle up at X, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at K. Bring the needle up at Y, move up over six canvas threads, bring the needle down at M. Bring the needle up at Z, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at O. Bring the needle up at AA, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at Q. Now, continue on to Diagram 4...
Princess Pattern Stitch (Diagram 4):
This diagram illustrates how a large area of the princess pattern stitch should look when complete. Again, two colors have been used to better illustrate this stitch. Notice how the second row is worked into the bottom of the first row. This allows you to completely cover the canvas, making this an excellent background stitch.
