Navy & Mint Mini Frames counted cross stitch chart

Stitch these four festive designs, in trendy shades of navy blue and mint green.

This set features a polar bear, a Christmas tree, an owl and a Christmas stocking, and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads, metallic threads and special stitches.

Each design fits in a frame with a 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 inches) aperture.

SKILLS: Intermediate

STITCH COUNT: 50 x 50 stitches (for each design)

STITCHED SIZE (when using 32ct fabric): 8 x 8 cm (3″ x 3″)

CHARTED WITH:

• Zweigart 32ct linen
• DMC stranded cotton
• Rainbow Gallery Petite Treasure Braid
• Mill Hill beads

CONTENTS:

• a detailed shopping list
• a key to the symbols used
• a special stitch tutorial (beads, French knot, rice stitch)
• a printable thread card for this design
• colour charts (cross-stitch only / all stitches)
• a hybrid chart (black & white cross-stitch with colour backstitch and special stitches)
• a finishing tutorial to assemble this project

ALTERNATIVE IDEAS:

• Frame them in a small box frame with a protective glass, and use them as festive coasters.
• Use this tutorial to finish them into pretty Greeting cards.
• Make them into baubles: stitch each design twice, and use this tutorial to finish them into double sided mini biscornus to hang in your Christmas tree. Just make sure you stop short of adding a button/bead in the centre of the biscornus.