Criss Cross Hungarian in Many Variations

Ada Hayden of Eye Candy loves Criss Cross Hungarian and so do I.  It is a very pretty and versatile stitch and it works in small areas, too.  You just need to have enough space for 2-3 repeats of the larger motif that makes up the stitch.

Ada loves it so much she's diagrammed the stitch plus a bunch of interesting variations on her blog.  It's a fun read with a lot of great stitches you can try that are relatives of Criss Cross Hungarian for times when you want something similar but not too similar.

http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2022/02/criss-cross-crazy.html

Ada promises more variations later.  I'll update this article when she posts more.

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Criss Cross Hungarian Stitch Video

Needlepoint.com has posted a video tutorial on Criss Cross Hungarian Stitch (one of my personal favorites!) on Youtube.  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwY0xoWlAog&_bta_tid=33419163095476411863323762677897252478480436548890047066454568372748392985009019649668454792465558586219&_bta_c=jq56dmv1pa2moalxe2t2makrflkac

This is obviously meant to be part of a class so you are seeing this out of context without a diagram.  Here's one for you to help you understand the stitch better.  In this version, a tent stitch is used instead of a cross stitch.  You can also substitute a bead for a more decorative option.
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/how-to-work-hungarian-needlepoint-stitch-2479717

This video is a promotion for Needlepoint.com's online classes.  They have a huge variety of classes to learn various techniques or just to create some fun projects to stretch your needlepoint skills.
https://needlepoint.com/online-needlepoint-classes.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 7, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.