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Christmas Shopfronts
20 snowy evening shop scenes, with and without backstitch
- Designs
- 20
- Each design
- 96 × 96
- DMC colors
- 72
- Level
- Advanced
- On 14 ct Aida
- 6.9 × 6.9 in
- Design code
- SF01
PDF pattern · English, Spanish, French and German
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Stitching time (estimate)
≈ 37–74 hours per design
That's roughly 8–15 weeks at about 5 hours of stitching a week. Just a rough idea: we assume an average of 100–200 stitches an hour, and everyone stitches at their own pace.
Christmas gift ideas →Twenty original Advanced cross stitch patterns of snowy Christmas shopfronts on a winter evening, one little shop in each round scene: Bakery, Toy Shop, Florist, Sweet Shop, Chocolate Shop, Tea Room, Coffee House, Bookshop, Yarn Shop, Sewing Shop, Candle Shop, Ornament Shop, Hat Shop, Cheese Shop, Antique Shop, Music Shop, Apothecary, Hardware Store, Christmas Tree Lot and Post Office. Includes two versions of every scene: with backstitch and full stitches only. The backstitch (1 strand) adds fine details such as window bars, string-light wires, twigs, ropes and parcel strings; without it the scene still looks finished, because every outline is a full stitch. Each scene is a fully stitched disc about 97 stitches across with a dark green rim: a navy sky with stars, a moon or falling snow, a facade with warm glowing windows and a hand-lettered sign, garlands, wreaths and lights, and a different figure in the snowy street, from a snowman with a sled to a woolly sheep in a scarf.
Pattern details
- 20 scenes, each with its own chart, 96 wide x 96 high:
- 1. Bakery (7,368 stitches, 35 colors)
- 2. Toy Shop (7,368 stitches, 33 colors)
- 3. Florist (7,368 stitches, 33 colors)
- 4. Sweet Shop (7,368 stitches, 33 colors)
- 5. Chocolate Shop (7,368 stitches, 30 colors)
- 6. Tea Room (7,368 stitches, 30 colors)
- 7. Coffee House (7,368 stitches, 32 colors)
- 8. Bookshop (7,368 stitches, 34 colors)
- 9. Yarn Shop (7,368 stitches, 32 colors)
- 10. Sewing Shop (7,368 stitches, 30 colors)
- 11. Candle Shop (7,368 stitches, 35 colors)
- 12. Ornament Shop (7,368 stitches, 27 colors)
- 13. Hat Shop (7,368 stitches, 35 colors)
- 14. Cheese Shop (7,368 stitches, 34 colors)
- 15. Antique Shop (7,368 stitches, 32 colors)
- 16. Music Shop (7,368 stitches, 32 colors)
- 17. Apothecary (7,368 stitches, 35 colors)
- 18. Hardware Store (7,368 stitches, 34 colors)
- 19. Christmas Tree Lot (7,368 stitches, 32 colors)
- 20. Post Office (7,368 stitches, 32 colors)
- Collection layout with all 20 scenes together: 504 wide x 402 high
- Colors: 72 DMC floss colors shared by the whole set
- Total: 147,360 full cross stitches plus optional backstitch details (1 strand, 9 colors). Includes two versions: with backstitch and full stitches only. No fractional stitches.
- Skill level: Advanced
- Finished size of each scene:
- 14 ct Aida: 6.9 x 6.9 in (17.4 x 17.4 cm)
- 16 ct Aida: 6.0 x 6.0 in (15.2 x 15.2 cm)
- 18 ct Aida: 5.3 x 5.3 in (13.5 x 13.5 cm)
- 28 ct linen over 2: 6.9 x 6.9 in (17.4 x 17.4 cm)
- Full collection on 14 ct Aida: 36.0 x 28.7 in (91.4 x 72.9 cm)
What you get
- 4 PDFs (English, Spanish, French and German), 328 pages each, US Letter size
- Cover with finished sizes
- Floss key with symbols, stitch counts, skein estimates and which scenes use each color
- Collection layout page with the position of every scene
- Color chart and black-and-white symbol chart for every scene (each chart split over 4 pages at a large, easy-to-read size, with page maps and overlap rows)
- Backstitch key (DMC, color name, 1 strand, approximate length) and how-to for backstitch
- Two chart versions for every design: with backstitch and full stitches only
- Step-by-step stitching instructions
Plan your project
Finished size on your fabric
Each design is 96 × 96 stitches. Cut your fabric with about 3 in (7.5 cm) spare on every side for the hoop and framing.
| Fabric | Finished size | Fabric to cut |
|---|---|---|
| 11 ct Aida | 8.7 × 8.7 in (22.2 × 22.2 cm) | 15 × 15 in |
| 14 ct Aida | 6.9 × 6.9 in (17.4 × 17.4 cm) | 13 × 13 in |
| 16 ct Aida | 6.0 × 6.0 in (15.2 × 15.2 cm) | 12 × 12 in |
| 18 ct Aida | 5.3 × 5.3 in (13.5 × 13.5 cm) | 11 × 11 in |
| 28 ct linen over 2 | 6.9 × 6.9 in (17.4 × 17.4 cm) | 13 × 13 in |
| 32 ct linen over 2 | 6.0 × 6.0 in (15.2 × 15.2 cm) | 12 × 12 in |
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