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INSTRUCTIONS FOR STITCHING ¾ STITCHES:

When there is a partial stitch next to empty fabric, stitch it as a ¾ stitch. If the stitch is bordered with backstitching it can be stitched as either a ¼ or ¾, however ¾ is preferable since it gives better coverage of the fabric.

If the design requires one colour in a square to take up ¾ of the square and the other colour to take up ¼ then this is denoted by the colour that requires a ¾ stitch to have three small symbols in the square and the colour requiring a ¼ stitch to have one.

When there are two partial stitches in the same square and they could be either ¾ or ¼ stitches then it is up to the preference of the individual stitcher. Stitching them both as ¾ stitches give better fabric coverage however some think this can look too bulky. When stitching one as a ¾ and one as a ¼ the colour that is closest to the foreground of the picture should be the ¾, again this can be a matter of preference.

There are two occurrences when the pattern requires a ¼ stitch. One is when there are four ¼ stitches in a square, made up of two colours either above and below each other or side by side. In this case all four are ¼ stitches.

The other is when the stitches are following a slightly curving line within the pattern, this is normally next to empty fabric. There will be one ¾ stitch followed by one ¼ stitch in the next square: