Evening Skate Cross Stitch Sampler Pattern

“In the darkness and the snow, the street is empty and it is just the night, the ice, and me.” —Miriam Joy, Crossroads Poetry   This piece is stitched on 32-count linen (that's 16 stitches per inch) with two-plies of DMC six-ply cotton embroidery floss. Finished size of design area: 8.63"w x by 10.5"h (22cm x27); 138 stitches wide x 168 stitches high on 32-count fabric You will need: One 14" x 16" (36cm x 41cm) piece of 32-count Belfast linen from Zweigart in Whisper/Ash Gray, color 786 *Please note: There is only about 2.5" extra fabric widthwise for this design, so please make sure you start your stitching in the middle of the fabric. (56) 24" (61cm) lengths of various colors of DMC 6-ply cotton embroidery floss plus one skein of color #519 One piece of chipboard for creating a floss organizer #24 tapestry needle(s) for cross stitch Embroidery scissors 4" (10cm) embroidery hoop Frame and framing supplies This pattern includes: Stitching instructions Color and black-and-white cross-stitch charts with symbols Please note: This pattern is a downloadable PDF pattern. You will need Adobe Reader to view and print this pattern on your home computer. I suggest printing at 100% and using "high quality" for your settings. To learn how to do counted cross stitch, please click here. For help with framing your finished piece yourself, please click here.