Flowers & Garden · Easy
Little Cottage
A storybook house with a blue door and flower bushes
- Stitches
- 50 × 60
- DMC colors
- 12
- Level
- Easy
- On 14 ct Aida
- 3.6 × 4.3 in
- Design code
- E05
PDF pattern · English, Spanish, French and German
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Stitching time (estimate)
≈ 8–15 hours
That's roughly 2–3 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.
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An original counted cross stitch pattern from House of Needelier, ready to download and start stitching today.
Pattern details
- Stitch count: 50 wide x 60 high
- Colors: 12 DMC floss colors
- Total: 1,513 full cross stitches (no backstitch, no fractional stitches)
- Skill level: Easy
- Finished size:
- 14 ct Aida: 3.6 x 4.3 in (9.1 x 10.9 cm)
- 16 ct Aida: 3.1 x 3.8 in (7.9 x 9.5 cm)
- 18 ct Aida: 2.8 x 3.3 in (7.1 x 8.5 cm)
- 28 ct linen over 2: 3.6 x 4.3 in (9.1 x 10.9 cm)
What you get
- 4 PDFs (English, Spanish, French and German), 6 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 50 × 60 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 | 4.5 × 5.5 in (11.5 × 13.9 cm) | 11 × 11 in |
| 14 ct Aida | 3.6 × 4.3 in (9.1 × 10.9 cm) | 10 × 10 in |
| 16 ct Aida | 3.1 × 3.8 in (7.9 × 9.5 cm) | 9 × 10 in |
| 18 ct Aida | 2.8 × 3.3 in (7.1 × 8.5 cm) | 9 × 9 in |
| 28 ct linen over 2 | 3.6 × 4.3 in (9.1 × 10.9 cm) | 10 × 10 in |
| 32 ct linen over 2 | 3.1 × 3.8 in (7.9 × 9.5 cm) | 9 × 10 in |
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Helpful guides
Before you start
Beginner guide
Getting started with counted cross stitch
Everything you need for your first counted cross stitch pattern – Aida, DMC floss, needle, hoop and scissors – and how to set up before the first stitch.
Beginner guide
Easy cross stitch patterns for beginners: how to choose your first project
What makes a cross stitch pattern beginner-friendly – size, number of colors, full stitches only, no confetti – and how long a first project usually takes.
Pattern basics
How to read our color and symbol charts
How to read a cross stitch chart – the floss key, color chart, black-and-white symbol chart, grid lines, center arrows and multi-page charts, explained.