Free country cottage cross stitch pattern

Who doesn't need a quick-stitch motif that'll be great for any occasion… birthdays, best wishes, and much more?! Have this stunning country cottage chart handy to whip up a hand-stitched card or sweet mini gift in no time - your recipients are sure to love this blissful abode.

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Lesley Teare

Published: January 22, 2020 at 8:19 am

Send the sweetest greetings with this free country cottage chart we’re giving away from our issue 252! You’ll love stitching this enchanting rural scene, packed with sweet details.

Simply use white 14-count aida, then when your stitching’s done, trim to size and fray the edges. To finish, patch onto a card blank – we used pale blue (26) from Craft Creations. Find more gorgeous counted cross stitch designs, like this one, in the latest issues of The World of Cross Stitching magazine.

About this design

Maximum stitch count: 30 high x 30 wide
Design area: 14 count aida (28-count evenweave) – 5½x5½cm (2x2in)
These designs were stitched using DMC stranded cotton

Free cottage cross stitch pattern (PDF)

Cross Stitch Designer

Lesley Teare is one of the UK’s leading cross stitch designers, providing designs and charts for many needlework magazines including The World of Cross Stitching, Cross Stitcher, Cross Stitch Gold and Cross Stitch Crazy. She’s also created designs for retail trade and card companies and is author of the book Cross Stitch Cute Baby Models – 20 lovely designs to stitch for new babies, young children or parents. She specialises in cross stitch and blackwork and lives in Suffolk where she enjoys walking her Labrador, Tilly. She’s loved by stitchers everywhere for her colourful and easy-to-stitch designs that never fail to wow. You can browse her cross stitch patterns in her online shop.