Summer Breeze Cross Stitch Sampler Pattern

A beach house. Clear skies.Butterflies and kites soaring on the wind. Lazy days spent by the daisy-bordered lake, swimming and playing with our friends. I hope you can find a summer dream of yours in this design as well. 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, 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. (62) 24" (61cm) lengths of various colors of DMC 6-ply cotton embroidery floss plus two skeins of #3761 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.