Little cottage cross stitch pattern

A red-roofed cottage with windows, door and chimney for the centre of a sampler.

Floss key

Stitching notes

  • Combine with the letters tool to put your house number or family name underneath.

Use two strands on 14-count Aida and one or two on 18-count. Find the centre of your fabric by folding it in quarters and start from the centre of the chart; the bold lines are every ten stitches.

Buying fabric? Add at least 3 inches on every side for framing: the cross stitch calculator works it out.

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About this pattern

How big is the little cottage pattern?

18 × 14 stitches: 1.3 × 1.0 inches on 14-count Aida, or 1.0 × 0.8 inches on 18-count.

How much floss do I need?

One skein of each of the 7 colours is plenty; the key shows stitches per colour. The whole design is 166 full cross stitches.