Freestyle cross stitch

freestyle cross stitch Bring the needle through on the lower right line of the cross and insert a little bit up and to the left, taking a stitch through to emerge on the lower line. Complete the upper section of the cross as shown. When working free cross stitch, the legs of the crosses do not cross at right angles and they are not of even length. However, as in counted cross stitch, the upper half of each cross should lie in one direction.

Use cross stitch in these projects:

Pattern making with cross stitch
Rock Pool

cover of issue 52