Cross treble stitch

Illustration 229 shows this stitch completed; illustrations 230 and 231 show them in the course of the work.

• Wind the cotton twice round the needle as for a long treble
• Insert the needle into the stitch in which the first half of the cross treble is to be worked
• Wind the cotton round the needle, draw the cotton through as a loop
• Wind the cotton again round the needle and cast off together with the same the loop on the needle and the loop formed by throwing the cotton forward
• You have now 3 loops left on the needle, 1 of which has been formed by winding the cotton round the needle. Missing these, wind the cotton again round the needle
• Miss the 2 next stitches of the foundation chain, and draw a loop through the third stitch.
• You have now 5 loops on the needle. Always cast off 2 loops at a time till only 1 loop remains on the needle.
• Work 2 chain stitches (if you wish to have the stitches more or less) slanting
• Work 1, 2, or 3 chain stitches, missing, of course, the same number of foundation chain
• Work 1 treble stitch, inserting the needle, as shown by the arrow on No. 231, into the 2 cross chain of the completed treble stitch.