Shooting Stars Stitch is a beautiful background stitch for skies and water. This stitch will show some painted canvas through, even when stitched in its entirety.
We recommend working this stitch on the diagonal. Cross stitches will meet halfway with the diagonal stitch in the next row over. Each long diagonal stitch spans over three canvas intersections.
This stitch works particularly well when stitched in a fine thread like Petite Silk Lamé Braid or Kreinik #8 Braid. If you want fuller coverage, use a thicker thread.