Stitch Puzzle

Needle bookFree cross-stitch pattern

Needle book is a cross-stitch pattern of 28 × 22 stitches from the Sewing Details album of Stitch Puzzle. It uses 5 DMC colours and 524 whole cross stitches, with no backstitch and no part stitches.

DMC 163 Celadon Green Md covers the most cells, 191 stitches (36% of the design). The smallest amount is DMC 642 Beige Gray Dark, with 58 stitches.

On 14-count Aida it measures 2.0 × 1.6 in (5.1 × 4.0 cm) and fits a 4-inch hoop. Cut the fabric at least 6 × 6 in (16 × 15 cm), so you have 2 in to spare on every side.

Stitches
28 × 22
Colours
5 DMC
14-count Aida
2.0 × 1.6 in
Hoop
4 in

See the chartStitch it in the free puzzle game

Needle book finished in cross stitch on Aida cloth
The finished picture, stitched

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.

Cross-stitch chart for Needle book: a 28 by 22 grid of symbols with a DMC thread key

DMC threads

Two strands for every stitch on 14-count Aida. 524 stitches in all.

SymbolDMCColourStitches
●163Celadon Green Md191
■745Yellow Pale Light123
◆898Coffee Brown Vy Dk76
▲550Violet Very Dark76
★642Beige Gray Dark58

Finished size: 2.0 × 1.6 in (5.1 × 4.0 cm) on 14-count Aida.

Stitch it in the free puzzle game

Needle book is picture 763 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.

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