There are two types of diagonal gobelin stitches, the Slanted Gobelin Stitch and the
Slanted Gobelin Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at J. This completes the first row of Slanted Gobelin Stitches. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Slanted Gobelin Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at the end of the first row, we will work the second row in the opposite direction. Bring the needle up at K, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at G. Bring the needle up at L, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at E. Bring the needle up at M, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at C. Bring the needle up at N, move up over
ENCROACHING
SLANTED GOBELIN STITCH
aka INTERLOCKING GOBELIN STITCH
Encroaching Slanted Gobelin Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up three canvas threads and over to the right one canvas thread, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up over two canvas threads and to
Encroaching Slanted Gobelin Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at the end of the first row (J), we will work this row in the opposite direction of the first. Bring the needle up at K, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at M, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at P. Continue in this manner until the end of the row and work the next row in the same direction as the first row...

Encroaching Slanted Gobelin Stitch (aka interlocking gobelin stitch). There are also Straight Gobelin Stitches. Both of the diagonal gobelin stitches may be adapted in size to suit many different types of work. Two diagrams have been used to demonstrate each of these stitches. Clicking on the PRINTABLE VERSION icon, located at the end of the series of diagrams, will direct you to the page to print these instructions.
two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at A. Bring the needle up at O, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at P. This completes the second row of Slanted Gobelin Stitches. The next row would be worked in the same direction as the first row and so on...
the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up over two canvas threads and to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at J. This completes the first row of the Encroaching Slanted Gobelin Stitch. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
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