UPRIGHT CROSS STITCH
The Upright Cross Stitch exactly what the name implies. It consists of two
Upright Cross Stitch Horizontal Method (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up two canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move over to the right two canvas threads, bring the needle down at D. This completes the first Upright Cross Stitch. Now, bring the needle up at E, move up two canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at D, move over to the right two canvas threads, bring the needle down at G. Bring the needle up at H, move up two canvas threads, bring the needle down at I. Bring the needle up at G, move over to the right two canvas threads, bring the needle down at J. This completes the first row.
To start the second row, we will work in the opposite direction of the first row. Bring the needle up at K, move up two canvas threads, bring the needle down at G. Bring the needle up at E, move to the right over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at H. As you can see from the diagram, the second row is worked into the bottom of the first row. All remaining rows will be worked in this manner.
Upright Cross Stitch Diagonal Method (Diagram 2):
Bring the needle up at A, move up two canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move over to the right two canvas threads, bring the needle down at D. This completes the first Upright Cross Stitch. Now, bring the needle up at E, move up two canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. Now, this is where the Diagonal Method becomes interesting. Instead of completing the Upright Cross Stitch, we will continue working the vertical stitches until this diagonal row is complete. Let me show you... Beginning where we left off at F, bring the needle up at D, move up two canvas threads, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at B, move up two canvas threads, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move over to the right two canvas threads, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at B, move over to the right two canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at D, move over to the right two canvas threads, bring the needle down at G. This completes this diagonal row of stitches. All subsequent rows will be worked in the same manner (veritcal stitch first - bottom to top - horizontal stitch second - top to bottom). And, as with the horizontal method, all subsequent rows should be worked into the previous row.
straight stitches (one horizontal, one vertical) that cross each other at the center. This stitch can be scaled to whatever size you choose. Just be sure to choose a yarn thickness that will cover the canvas. The Upright Cross Stitch may be worked horizontally (Diagram 1) or diagonally (Diagram 2). You may work this stitch left to right (Diagram 1) or right to left. Two diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch.
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