The six-pointed star stitch (also known as Dutch cross stitch) is a basic cross stitch with an extra horizontal stitch.

• Make a straight stitch in any direction.

• Imagine you are cutting a pie into 6 parts.

• About one sixth of the way around from the top of the first stitch, bring the needle up through the fabric.

• Take the needle back down diagonally opposite this point. This will create a slim X shape.

• To finish the stitch, create another stitch diagonally over the previous one.

• The length of the stitches used for each layer of the star can be the same or longer or shorter stitches can be used.