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INSTRUCTIONS FOR STITCHING ¾ STITCHES:
    The following are guidelines on how to treat ¾ stitches.
When there is a partial stitch next to empty fabric stitch it as a ¾ stitch. If the stitch is bordered with backstitching it can be stitched as either a ¼ or a ¾, however ¾ is preferable since it gives better coverage of the fabric.



If the design requires one color in a square to take up ¾ of the square and the other color to take up ¼ then this is denoted by the color that requires a ¾ stitch to have three small symbols in the square and the color requiring a ¼ stitch to have one.



When there are two partial stitches in the same square and they could be either ¾ or ¼ stitches then it is up to the preference of the individual stitcher. Stitching them both as ¾ stitches give better fabric coverage however some think this can look too bulky. When stitching one as a ¾ and one as a ¼ the color that is closest to the foreground of the picture should be the ¾, again this can be a matter of preference. If the two stitches are segmented by a backstitching line, then they could be stitched as two ¼ stitches with the backstitch line making up the other arm of the cross.



There are two occurrences when the pattern requires a ¼ stitch. One is when there are four ¼ stitches in a square, made up of two colors either above and below each other or side by side. In this case all four are ¼ stitches.



The other is when the stitches are following a slightly curving line within the pattern, this is normally next to empty fabric. There will be one ¾ stitch followed by one ¼ stitch in the next square:
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