Boiled egg in a cupFree cross-stitch pattern
Boiled egg in a cup is a cross-stitch pattern of 18 × 28 stitches from the Breakfast album of Stitch Puzzle. It uses 5 DMC colours and 362 whole cross stitches, with no backstitch and no part stitches.
DMC 3823 Yellow Ultra Pale covers the most cells, 164 stitches (45% of the design). The smallest amount is DMC 827 Blue Very Light, with 5 stitches.
On 14-count Aida it measures 1.3 × 2.0 in (3.3 × 5.1 cm) and fits a 4-inch hoop. Cut the fabric at least 6 × 6 in (14 × 16 cm), so you have 2 in to spare on every side.
- Stitches
- 18 × 28
- Colours
- 5 DMC
- 14-count Aida
- 1.3 × 2.0 in
- Hoop
- 4 in
The printable chart
One square is one cross stitch. Bold lines mark every 10 stitches and the red arrows mark the centre, where most stitchers start. Download the full-size chart (PNG) or print this page.
DMC threads
Two strands for every stitch on 14-count Aida. 362 stitches in all.
| Symbol | DMC | Colour | Stitches |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● | 3823 | Yellow Ultra Pale | 164 |
| ■ | 959 | Sea Green Med | 97 |
| ▲ | 3808 | Turquoise Ult Vy Dk | 54 |
| ◆ | 898 | Coffee Brown Vy Dk | 42 |
| ★ | 827 | Blue Very Light | 5 |
Finished size: 1.3 × 2.0 in (3.3 × 5.1 cm) on 14-count Aida.
Stitch it in the free puzzle game
Boiled egg in a cup is picture 168 of 816 in Stitch Puzzle. Send thread spools round the hoop to pull the stitches out in the right order, and the game gives you this chart when you win.
Free to play, with optional purchases.
