The cross stitch pattern you can actually finish

Patterns sorted by skill, size and subject, with stitch count, colour count and the finished size on 14 count Aida spelled out before you start.

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What a chart goes through before you spend an evening on it.

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Close up of a needle stitching coloured thread into fabric for a cross stitch house

Count-before-you-buy check

Stitch count, colours and finished size worked out on 14 count Aida before a chart is recommended.

Flat lay of cross stitch house charts with a colour key legend, hoops and a thread box

Symbol legibility test

Every symbol set printed at real size, so two marks never blur into one.

Aida fabric, embroidery hoop, two strands of floss and a needle laid out as the full mushroom cross stitch kit

Thread list that exists

DMC codes checked against the colour card, with working length for two strands.

Large framed cross stitch farmhouse sampler with barn, trees and a floral border

Finished-size table

Centimetres and inches for 14, 16 and 18 count, before any framing allowance.

A stuffed heart ornament finished in an embroidery hoop

Heart and sampler sets

Themed charts grouped so one trip to the thread drawer covers the whole set.

The cross stitch pattern you can actually finish FAQs

What size is a pattern once it is stitched?

It depends on the fabric count: the same chart is about a third larger on 11 count Aida than on 14 count. Each pattern page lists centimetres and inches for 14, 16 and 18 count.

Do I need every colour in the thread list?

Yes for the design as charted. Swapping a shade is possible, but test the substitute on a scrap of your fabric in daylight first.

Why are some symbols tinted on the colour chart?

Pale stitches get a light tint so they read as stitches and not bare fabric. The DMC code in the thread list is what you stitch with.

Can I stitch from a tablet?

Each pattern includes a tablet PDF, the whole chart on one continuous sheet, so you can zoom without page joins.

What is the tracking PDF for?

One chart without page overlap or shading, made for import into stitching apps that follow your progress.

Is the chart full cross stitch only?

Our own charts use full cross stitch only, no half stitches or blended threads.