Kit de point de croix compté « Sentiment délicat »

“Delicate feeling” shows two penguins huddled together in a night snowfall.

What the picture shows

The penguins stand side by side on a white drift; each wears a red knitted hat with a pompom and a green scarf, wings folded as if they were holding on to each other. The sky behind them is deep blue and violet, scattered with yellow stars and thick snow. The blue canvas is almost fully covered at the top and stays open under the snowy slope. Twenty floss colours, and the large snowflakes are worked in Preciosa No. 6 large beads. The hats and scarves are the only warm patches in a cool palette, and that is where the eye rests.

What is in the kit

• Aida canvas, count 14, blue
• Cotton floss, 20 colours, 32 m
• Tapestry needle
• Czech Preciosa No. 6 large beads and a beading needle
• Embroidery hoop, 170 mm diameter, red
• Symbol chart
• Step-by-step instructions

Specifications

• Design size: 150×150 mm (5.91×5.91 in)
• Base: Aida canvas, count 14, blue
• Floss colours: 20
• Floss length: 32 m
• Difficulty: simple
• Technique: counted cross stitch

A 150×150 mm design with 32 m of floss — a quiet winter subject that is often given to a couple. Finishing is up to you: a hoop, a round frame or moulding — none of these are in the kit and all are bought separately. The large beads go on last, once every cross is in place, so they do not get in the way of counting.