I’ll Be Home For Christmas: An Advent Calendar – PDF Pattern

€14,85

height: 349 crosses
width: 240 crosses
total crosses: 17507
thread estimate: When stitched on 32 count linen (or 16 count Aida) this pattern requires approximately 9 skeins of DMC floss (when stitched with two pulled threads over two).

This design features mainly full crosses, but does have some backstitching in the house section. Please be aware that some of these backstitches are stitched 2 over 1, which on aida means that you would have to stitch between the holes. This won’t be a problem on evenweave materials such as linen.

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Description

This listing is for a PDF digital pattern. After purchase you can immediately download the PDF booklet, so you can start stitching straight away!

I’ll Be Home For Christmas is a cheerful holiday pattern, featuring a beautiful grand home in a pine forest with snow falling. They say that not a single snow flake is the same, so for this one I tried to create unique designs for each one of them (with the exception of the very small ones!).

CHART DETAILS

Although this pattern is designed as a monochrome pattern, it could be stitched in various colours (as seen in the picture on this page). The fabric matches Zweigart’s Slate linen (colour code 7026), the white threads match DMC 822, and the ochre yellow matches DMC 3852

This design measures 240 crosses wide and 349 crosses high. It has a total of 17507 crosses. Stitched on 32 count linen (or 16 count aida) it would measure approximately 15″ by 21 6/8″ (38 by 55.5 cm). Worked with 2 pulled strands of floss, it would require approximately 9 skeins of DMC.

On the bottom half you have 25 squares, each numbered 1 to 25. You can choose to stitch your design on one full piece of cloth and then pin treats to each square. Another option would be to stitch 25 individual pouches, and attach them underneath the large sampler, as seen in the design. This way you could put each advent surprise in a little pocket.

I’m very curious to see how you choose to finish this design, and follow your creative process. So if you share your stitching on Instagram, don’t forget to use the hashtag #modernfolkembroidery so we can all see what you’re working on!