Blog – Cotton Pixels

Rocking Horse

Festive small rocking horse.
Can be a toy, framed or a small pillow.

Model was stitched on linen evenweave Permin/Wichelt 32ct. “Red”
Finished size: 3.5w x 2.5h inches (toy or 4w x 2.5h inches with base).

Pattern PDF includes:
– List of materials
– Step-by-step instructions for stitching and finishing
– Symbol colour and B/W key
– Full colour symbol chart
– Black and white symbol chart (for easy printing)
– Enlarged charts of some elements
– Colour photos for reference

Design Details:
– Floss: DMC
– Color Count: 7
– Stitch type: full cross stitches, back stitches, straight stitches and beads for decoration

Green Bell

Easy to stitch festive bell with bright red and yellow pattern against forest green background.

Stitched area: 53 x 53 stitches.
Finished size: approximately 2.5 inches.
Model stitched on 14ct. Aida.
My other bells are stitched on 16ct. fabric, but I couldn’t find 16ct. green Aida so I used 14ct. Aida, nevertheless finished size of this bell is approximately equal to other bells.

Pattern PDF includes:
– List of materials
– Step-by-step instructions for stitching and finishing with photos
– Symbol and colour key
– Colour and symbol charts
– Black and white symbol charts (for easy printing)

Floss: Anchor + DMC (I used Anchor Stranded Cotton because their red shades are warm and has no purple undertone
Colour count: 6
Stitch type: cross stitches, 4 beads and back stitches for finishing.

Flight through the night

Black beaded cat riding a broom against the full moon over a city skyline.
Model was stitched on ‘Haunted’ linen 32ct. by PTP. Finished size is approximately 3.5″ square.

Pattern PDF includes:
– List of materials
– Step-by-step instructions for stitching and finishing
– Symbol key for used threads and beads
– Full colour and symbol charts (with/without back stitches)
– Black and white symbol charts for easy printing (with/without back stitches)
– Enlarged charts for some elements
– Photo

Autumn Cat

Autumn cat patterned with leaves and pumpkins, owls,
candy corn border and even word ‘Fall’ encoded in Morse code ))
Can be a toy, framed or a small pillow.

Model was stitched on linen evenweave 32ct.
Finished size: 2¼ x 3¾ inches(toy).

Pattern PDF includes:
– List of materials
– Step-by-step instructions for stitching and finishing
– Symbol and colour key
– Full colour chart
– B/W chart
– Colour photos for reference

Fog Cat

White beaded cat sits on a pier looking over foggy city harbour surrounded by fog streaks and Carl Sandburg’s poem ‘Fog’.

Model was stitched on Navy Blue Aida 16ct.
Finished size: 4¼ x 4¼ inches.

Pattern PDF includes:
– List of materials
– Symbol and colour key
– Full colour and symbol chart
– B/W symbol chart
– Instructions, photo

Peace be to this house

Additional design to “There is no place like Home” sampler.

Model was stitched on 32ct. ‘Copper Kettle’ Belfast linen by Zweigart.
Finished size: 8¾ x 3¼ inches.

Can be decorated with a key charm instead of a stitched key.

Pattern PDF includes:
– List of materials
– Symbol key for used threads and alternative DMC*
– Full colour and symbol chart
– B/W symbol chart
– Enlarged charts of some elements
– Finishing instructions
– Photo

* Alternative DMC threads are close matches but do not reflect the true colour of the used threads

3 Years

Cotton Pixels is 3 years today!
Here’s a little present for you –
‘Spring Bookmark’ pattern.

Continue reading “3 Years”

Biscornu

Easy to stitch lovely bright biscornu.
Attach a ribbon to create an ornament, fill with potpourri to make a sachet, use as a pincushion or do nothing and add to a pile of your favourite biscornus : )