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Brick Stitch Increases and decreases

By Dustin WeDekinD

Increases and decreases in flat brick stitch form neat

diamonds; passing through the edges of the diamonds

will cup the work, making excellent leaves, or in this case,

shamrocks. This increase adds 1 bead to a row, half a bead

at each end. It happens at the start of a row by stringing

2 beads and passing under the first loop of the previous

row; the final two stitches pass under the same last loop

of the previous row. The decrease stitch skips a loop of the

previous row, shortening each row by one bead.

Materials
s eed beads (a
and B)
thread
pin back

tools
Beading needles
scissors