RIBBED WHEELS STITCH
The Ribbed Wheels Stitch is a decorative stitch. It is extremely
Ribbed Wheels Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the left over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up over three canvas threads, bring the needle down at B, (again). Bring the needle up at D, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at E, move to the right over three canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. continue working in this manner until you have completed the above diagram. Then, continue on to diagram 2...
Ribbed Wheels Stitch (Diagram 2):
Bring a new needle of yarn up at B and wrap the yarn around the "C" straight stitch. Maintaining an even tension, move the needle under and around the "A" diagonal stitch. Continue to maintain an even tension and wrap the yarn around the "I" straight stitch. Continue working in this manner until you have completed a circle and arrived at where you started. Now, continue on to diagram 3...
Ribbed Wheels Stitch (Diagram 3):
Once we have completed the first wheel (circle) and arrived at the point at which we began, start a second wheel, next to the one we just finished. Continue working the wheels until you have reached the end of the straight stitches...
durable and may be easily rescaled. Basically, this stitch consists of two parts. The first part of the stitch is the straight and diagonal stitches, illustrated in Diagram 1. The second part of the stitch is reminiscent of the spider web stitch. "Wheels" are created around the straight and diagonal stitches, illustrated in Diagram 2 and Diagram 3. Although not illustrated here, there is also a ribbed wheels reverse stitch that creates a flatter appearance. The flat appearance is a result of wrapping the yarn in the opposite direction of the regular ribbed wheels stitch. Three diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch.
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