Cross Stitch Kit "Be happy"

“Be happy” is a wreath of small flowers around a short wish, worked in a quiet pastel palette.

What the picture shows

The wreath runs around a circle and opens at the bottom: tiny blossoms and leaves — blue, terracotta, pink, mustard and olive — are strung along a thin stem. Inside the circle sits the lettering “Be Happy” in pink script. The background stays unstitched, so the white Aida reads as a light field and the wreath looks like a watercolour sketch. Nine floss colours cover the whole design, and there are not many stitches in it. The letters are worked in the same crosses as the flowers, so the lettering does not fall out of the design but reads as part of it.

What is in the kit

• Aida canvas, count 14, white, 220×220 mm piece
• Cotton floss, 9 colours, 8.5 m
• Tapestry needle
• Symbol chart with a QR code that exports it to the SAGA app
• Step-by-step instructions
• A decorative hoop for finishing the piece: 170 mm diameter, blue

Specifications

• Design size: 150×150 mm (5.91×5.91 in)
• Base: Aida canvas, count 14, white
• Floss colours: 9
• Floss length: 8.5 m
• Difficulty: simple
• Technique: counted cross stitch

At 150×150 mm this is the format to start counted cross stitch with — a few evenings of work. The finished miniature can stay in the decorative hoop from the kit and hang on a wall, stand on a shelf or be given as a present; a frame or moulding is chosen separately if you want one. The chart comes with a QR code: if you use the SAGA app, you can open it right on your phone screen.