Kit de point de croix compté « Moutons avant le dodo »

“Sheep going to sleep” shows a flock of stylised sheep drifting across a light blue ground with a line of lettering below them.

What the picture shows

The sheep are scattered in several rows around a circle: their bodies are worked as solid blocks of mint, emerald, pale pink and greyish blue, while heads, ears and thin legs stay grey. Each one looks in its own direction, so the flock feels lively rather than lined up. Small coral flowers, crosses and curls that resemble balls of wool fill the gaps between them. The words Dream of Sheep run along the bottom in warm turquoise, in English. Twelve floss colours are laid as flat blocks with no shading, so the drawing reads almost like appliqué. The light blue Aida works as the background and is left unstitched. The sheep vary in size, the bigger ones low down and the smaller ones scattered towards the top, so the flock seems to recede.

What is in the kit

• 14 count Aida canvas, light blue
• Cotton floss, 12 colours, 14 m
• Embroidery needle
• Embroidery hoop, 170 mm diameter, red
• Chart and instructions

Specifications

• Finished size: 150×150 mm (5.91×5.91 in)
• Floss colours: 12
• Floss length: 14 m
• Difficulty: simple
• Base: 14 count Aida canvas, light blue

A calm miniature for a bedroom or a child’s room. The hoop in the photo is styling for the shot: it is not part of the kit and is chosen separately.