Kit de point de croix compté « Éléphant »

“Elephant” shows a grey elephant in an embroidered blanket carrying a basket of flowers.

What the picture shows

The elephant walks to the left with its trunk curled; the blanket on its back is built from coloured stripes and diamonds — red, blue, turquoise and ochre — and a woven basket full of small flowers stands on top. Butterflies flutter around it, and the words “Peace, Love & Flowers” are stitched to the left of its head. The light green canvas is left unstitched and works as the background. A few flowers and dots are picked out in Czech seed beads. Every diamond on the blanket is outlined in dark thread, so the pattern does not blur even from a distance.

What is in the kit

• Aida canvas, count 14, light green, 220×220 mm piece
• Cotton floss, 14 colours, 17.5 m
• Tapestry needle
• Czech Preciosa seed beads No. 10 and a beading 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, light green

Specifications

• Design size: 150×150 mm (5.91×5.91 in)
• Base: Aida canvas, count 14, light green
• Floss colours: 14
• Floss length: 17.5 m
• Difficulty: simple
• Technique: counted cross stitch

A 150×150 mm miniature in fourteen colours in which the blanket pattern is the most interesting part to stitch. Keep it in the decorative hoop from the kit, stand it on a shelf or hang it in a child's room; moulding or a mount is chosen separately. The chart comes with a QR code that opens it in the SAGA app — convenient for counting from a screen. Leave the butterflies and small flowers until last: they sit over the finished blanket.