To work the Scotch stitch, bring your needle up at hole 1, across one thread of the canvas and down at hole 2. Next, bring the needle up at hole 3, across 2 threads of the canvas, and down at hole 4. The next stitch is made over 3 threads in the canvas (5 and 6), then down to two and finally one stitch.
The 10 steps worked create a square stitch that is perfect for large background areas and borders.
If you would like to add this stitch to your stitch journal, see step 3.