Birds, Animals & Coast · Medium
Hot Air Balloons
Three colourful balloons over green hills in a circle
- Stitches
- 104 × 104
- DMC colors
- 23
- Level
- Medium
- On 14 ct Aida
- 7.4 × 7.4 in
- Design code
- M10
PDF pattern · English, Spanish, French and German
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Stitching time (estimate)
≈ 42–85 hours
That's roughly 9–17 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 →Three striped hot air balloons floating over rolling green hills, hedgerows and a little farmhouse, inside a circle of sky with soft clouds.
An original counted cross stitch pattern from House of Needelier, ready to download and start stitching today.
Pattern details
- Stitch count: 104 wide x 104 high
- Colors: 23 DMC floss colors
- Total: 8,494 full cross stitches (no backstitch, no fractional stitches)
- Skill level: Medium
- Finished size:
- 14 ct Aida: 7.4 x 7.4 in (18.9 x 18.9 cm)
- 16 ct Aida: 6.5 x 6.5 in (16.5 x 16.5 cm)
- 18 ct Aida: 5.8 x 5.8 in (14.7 x 14.7 cm)
- 28 ct linen over 2: 7.4 x 7.4 in (18.9 x 18.9 cm)
What you get
- 4 PDFs (English, Spanish, French and German), 16 pages, US Letter size
- Cover with finished sizes
- Floss key with symbols, stitch counts and skein estimates
- Page map showing how the chart pages fit together
- Color chart with symbols
- Black-and-white symbol chart for easy printing
- Step-by-step stitching instructions
Plan your project
Finished size on your fabric
The design is 104 × 104 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 | 9.5 × 9.5 in (24.0 × 24.0 cm) | 15 × 15 in |
| 14 ct Aida | 7.4 × 7.4 in (18.9 × 18.9 cm) | 13 × 13 in |
| 16 ct Aida | 6.5 × 6.5 in (16.5 × 16.5 cm) | 12 × 12 in |
| 18 ct Aida | 5.8 × 5.8 in (14.7 × 14.7 cm) | 12 × 12 in |
| 28 ct linen over 2 | 7.4 × 7.4 in (18.9 × 18.9 cm) | 13 × 13 in |
| 32 ct linen over 2 | 6.5 × 6.5 in (16.5 × 16.5 cm) | 12 × 12 in |
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Helpful guides
Before you start
Pattern basics
Fabric count and finished size
What Aida count means, how it changes the finished size of a cross stitch, how to measure a fabric's count, and a quick calculator for any pattern.
Technique
Starting and ending threads without knots
How to start and end cross stitch threads without knots – loop start, waste knot, pin stitch – plus thread length, when to end and fixing common problems.
Supplies
How much embroidery floss do I need?
How many skeins of DMC floss a cross stitch pattern needs – what's in a skein, stitches per skein, how to estimate it yourself and when to buy extra.