Diagram 1: Bring the needle up at A. Move up 4 canvas threads and bring the needle down at B. Move to the right 1 canvas thread and down 2 canvas threads and bring the needle up at C. Now, move the needle and yarn UNDER the straight stitch we just worked. Pull the straight stitch over and bring the needle down at D. Continue on to diagram 2...
Diagram 2: Beginning where we left off at D, move down 2 canvas threads and over to the left 2 canvas threads and bring the needle up at A. Move up 4 canvas threads and bring the needle down at B. (Yes, this is an exact duplicate of the previous straight stitch. In fact, we will do this two more times.) Move down 2 canvas threads and bring the needle up at E. Work the yarn over the straight stitch we just worked and bring the needle down at C. Continue on to diagram 3...
Diagram 3: Beginning where we left off at C, move down 2 canvas threads and over to the left 1 canvas thread and bring the needle up at A Move up 4 canvas threads and bring the needle down at B. Move down 2 canvas threads and bring the needle up at F. Work the yarn over the straight stitch we just worked and bring the needle down at E. Move down 2 canvas threads and bring the needle up at A. Move up 4 canvas threads and bring the need down at B. Move the the left over 2 canvas threads and down 2 canvas threads and bring the needle up at G. Work the yarn over the straight stitch we just worked and bring the needle down at F. This completes the first Rococco Stitch.
