The Lazy Daisy Stitch, or Detached Chain Stitch, is a common embellishment stitch in smocking. Like other embellishment stitches, it is stitched on the very top of the pleat. This is easy to do if the Lazy Daisy is vertical - it starts and ends on the same pleat.

When you stitch on an angle or horizontally, the needle will pass through several pleats. Just be sure that the stitch is tacked down on the top pf the pleat.

The most common use for the Lazy Daisy Stitch in smocking is, you guessed it, daisies. Often stitched with a French Knot or a Two-Pleat French Knot in the center.