Needlepoint Stitches At a Glance

Similar to Mosaic Stitch, with the squares worked in alternating directions.

The Mosaic Stitch worked in a diagonal row.

This needlepoint filling stitch goes by the name of either the Checkered Mosaic Stitch, or the Mosaic Checker Stitch, and is made from blocks of a single Mosaic Stitch alternating with blocks of four tent stitches. It can be worked in a single color, in 2 colors as shown here.

This stitch resembles knitting and is perfect as a filling stitch.

A square filling stitch worked in blocks.

Similar to the Scotch Stitch, but the with the blocks of stitches worked in alternating directions.

In this version, the Scotch Stitch squares are framed by a tent stitch border. Makes a pretty, engineered background.

Scotch Stitch blocks alternate with tent stitch blocks for this textured filling stitch.

Similar to any other form of cross stitch.

The Cross Stitch worked in a rectangular block.