Summer Breeze Cross Stitch Sampler Pattern

A beach house. Clear skies.Butterflies and kites soaring on the wind. Lazy days spent by the daisy-bordered lake, swimming and playing with our friends. I hope you can find a summer dream of yours in this design as well.

This piece is stitched on 32-count linen (that's 16 stitches per inch) with two-plies of DMC six-ply cotton embroidery floss.

Finished size of design area: 8.63"w x by 10.5"h (22cm x27); 138 stitches wide x 168 stitches high on 32-count fabric

You will need:

• One 14" x 16" (36cm x 41cm) piece of 32-count Belfast linen from Zweigart in Whisper, color 786 *Please note: There is only about 2.5" extra fabric widthwise for this design, so please make sure you start your stitching in the middle of the fabric.
  
• (62) 24" (61cm) lengths of various colors of DMC 6-ply cotton embroidery floss plus two skeins of #3761
  
• One piece of chipboard for creating a floss organizer
• #24 tapestry needle(s) for cross stitch
• Embroidery scissors
• 4" (10cm) embroidery hoop
• Frame and framing supplies

This pattern includes:

• Stitching instructions
• Color and black-and-white cross-stitch charts with symbols

Please note: This pattern is a downloadable PDF pattern. You will need Adobe Reader to view and print this pattern on your home computer. I suggest printing at 100% and using "high quality" for your settings.

To learn how to do counted cross stitch, please click here.

For help with framing your finished piece yourself, please click here.