It is no problem to work a fork if the offshoot is at a right angel or nearly a right angel to the main stem, as the practicing project (1) shows. The more acute the angle, the more difficult it is to neatly work the fork.
Tendrils simply added to the side of a stem do not look very nice,
as the first three pictures show.
In contrast, tendrils growing smoothly out of the stem are very attractive.
I’d like to share a little tip for making forks that turn out well.
The last stitch before reaching the fork is worked somewhat wider than the others. If you want to work an offshoot on the right, widen the stitch a small step to the right.
After making one wider stitch, continue working in the established way.
If you want to work an offshoot on the left, widen the stitch a small step to the left
and then continue working in the established way.
This creates a small space for adding an offshoot growing out of a line.
The results are perfectly worked forks for stems
and tendrils.
Very neat trick! Thanks for the tip.