A Year in the Woods II #7 - The Cardinal

Seventh in the A Year in the Woods II series, this fun chart shows a folk-art inspired cardinal coming to perch on a snowy fence. Pattern is stitched on 40 count Legacy linen by Picture This Plus (substitutes available) using Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Each part in the series has a stitch area of 100 W x 130 H. Finished size for just the cardinal is 12.7cm x 16.5cm/5" X 6.5" Total stitch count for the whole series is 310 W x 535 H (with a 5-stitch gap between parts). Finished size for the entire series is 15.5" X 26.75". Suggested floss: DMC: 09, 17, 221, 310, 352, 434, 648, 898, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3031, 3860, 3861 and 3865 Classic Colorworks: Bing Cherry* and Ladybug* *Number of skeins needed: Bing Cherry (Classic Colorworks) 1 over 2 on 40 count linen ~ 1 skein 1 over 2 on 36 count linen ~ 1 skein 2 over 2 on 32 count linen ~ 2 skeins 2 over 2 on 28 count linen ~ 2 skeins Ladybug (Classic Colorworks) 1 over 2 on 40 count linen ~ 1 skein 1 over 2 on 36 count linen ~ 1 skein 2 over 2 on 32 count linen ~ 1 skein 2 over 2 on 28 count linen ~ 1 skein