Using a blunt or ballpoint needle, catch the end of the thread under the couching stitches
and work a row of buttonhole stitches over the cordonnet.
Pass the needle and thread over
and under the side cordonnet twice and work into the loops of the previous row back to the
starting point.
Repeat.
Work 2 buttonhole stitches, leave a space, repeat to the end of row.
On return row work 2 buttonhole stitches in the spaces of the previous row.
Repeat.
As above but work 3 stitches, then leave 2 spaces and then work 3 stitches again in the loops of the previous row.
Work the first row as for the single Brussels Stitch but instead of working a buttonhole stitch into each loop of
the previous row, take the thread back to the starting point and work another row of buttonhole stitch into the loops
of the first row and over the loose thread.
Repeat.
Row 1 - Take needle and thread under the cordonnet and then bring the needle through the loop formed from behind.
Row 2 - Repeat row 1 back across the work to the starting point.
Repeat rows 1 and 2.
Row 1 - Work buttonhole stitches across cordonnet.
** Row 2 - Work back across the row with 1 buttonhole stitch in each
alternate loop.
Row 3 - Work 2 buttonhole stitches into each loop. **
Repeat from ** to **
Row 1 - Work buttonhole stitches across cordonnet.
Row 2 - *Work 1 buttonhole stitch in each of next 2 loops then miss 2 loops*
Repeat from * to * to the end.
**Row 3 - *Work 1 buttonhole stitch into loop between group of 2 stitches of previous row
and 3 buttonhole stitches into large loop of previous row*.
Repeat from * to * to end of row.
Row 4 - *Work 1 stitch into each of the loops between the group of 3 stitches in previous row.
Repeat from* to * to the end of the row. **
Repeat from ** to **.