Skill level · Medium
Intermediate cross stitch patterns
More colors and detail, still relaxed to stitch.
Medium patterns are the next step once you have finished a project or two: 14–24 DMC colors, gentle shading and more detail, with whole cross stitches only. Single designs run about 103–129 stitches across – a satisfying project of a few weeks.
- Patterns
- 41
- DMC colors
- 14–24
- Design size
- 103–129 stitches
- On 14-count Aida
- 7.4–9.2 in (19–23 cm)
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16 patterns Prices in US dollars as listed on Etsy; Etsy sales may lower them.
Helpful guides
Skills for the next step
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.