TemariKai ToolKit - Kousa Kagari / Style   交 差かがり

        Kousa kagari or style (kousa means interwoven) is very commonly seen in temari work. It happens because of working in alternate layers or rounds. A common and simple example is the interweaving of the rounds in a kiku design worked in uwagake chidori kagari. Other designs are worked on the shapes in the marking, one ( or more) round per shape per layer before moving on to the next layer. 

        The most important need in working kousa style is keeping track of the rounds and being sure that the alternating sequence is kept intact. Check out the Kousa Help page for more hints, tips and examples of kousa style.

Two or more stitching paths are identified in the design. Begin by stitching 1 row (or more if the pattern designs specify but the most common is 1) on each path. Here it is a square (worked first) and then a triangle. Note the stitch of the corner of the triangle overlaps the corner stitch of the square.

    

	Return to the square and stitch one round. The corner stitch overlaps into the triangle. Repeat with one round on the square.
	Continue to alternate one row on each shape.

     

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