SCOTCH STITCH
The Scotch Stitch is similar to the Mosaic Stitch in that they both produce block-type patterns. However the Scotch Stitch is worked using five stitches as opposed to the Mosaic
Scotch Stitch - Diagonal Method (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at J. This completes the first Scotch Stitch.
Now, bring the needle up at K, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at M, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at R. Bring the needle up at S, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at T. This completes the first row of stitches. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Scotch Stitch - Diagonal Method (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at the end of the first row, we work the second row from bottom to top. In order to make this demonstration easier to follow, the first row is shown in light blue and the second row is shown in dark blue. Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at J. Continue in this manner until the end of the row. Then, work the next row from top to bottom (like the first row).
Scotch Stitch - Horizontal Method (Diagram 1):
In order to make this demonstration easier to follow, the first stitch is shown in light blue and the second stitch is shown in dark blue. Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at J. This completes the first Scotch Stitch.
Now, bring the needle up at K, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at G. Bring the needle up at L, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at I. Bring the needle up at M, move up and to the right over three canvas intersections, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at R. Continue working in this manner until the end of the row. At the end of the row, turn the canvas around and work the next row into the first row. Diagram 2 illustrates how this stitch should look when complete.
Scotch Stitch - Horizontal Method (Diagram 2)
This diagram illustrates how consecutive rows of the scotch stitch should look when complete.
Stitch, which is worked using three stitches. The Scotch Stitch may be worked Diagonally or Horizontally. The third variation of this stitch, The Condensed Scotch Stitch, should always be worked diagonally. There is also another stitch similar to the Scotch Stitch called the Checker Stitch. The diagrams below illustrate the Scotch Stitch (Diagonal Method), the Scotch Stitch (Horizontal Method). the Alternating Scotch Stitch, the Crossed Scotch Stitch and the Woven Scotch Stitch are also variations of this stitch.
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