Flame stitch needlepoint patterns

Flame stitch is the bargello most people picture: rows of upright stitches that climb to a point and fall away, one band of color after another.

Here are sharp flames, soft waves, domes, spires and zigzags, all on a five-inch square for 18 mesh. Most are worked over four canvas threads and repeat, so they can be carried on to any size. Count the first row from the chart and check it before you go further: every row after it follows that line.