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Cozy Christmas Scene

A snow-covered cottage across a stone bridge, with a lit tree in the garden and a lantern at the gate. 120 × 120 stitches in 15 DMC shades — a proper winter project.

Cozy Christmas Scene cross stitch chart

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The chart

Finished size

FabricInchesCentimetres
11-count Aida10.9 × 10.9 in28 × 28 cm
14-count Aida8.6 × 8.6 in22 × 22 cm
16-count Aida7.5 × 7.5 in19 × 19 cm
18-count Aida6.7 × 6.7 in17 × 17 cm

Add three inches all round for hooping and framing: on 14-count that means cutting about 15 × 15 inches.

Floss list

ColourNameStitchesSkeins
DMC 932Antique Blue, Light1,6302
DMC 3807Cornflower Blue1,3941
DMC 793Cornflower Blue, Medium1,3281
DMC 824Blue, Very Dark1,2451
DMC 3021Brown Gray, Very Dark1,2301
DMC 317Pewter Gray1,2031
DMC 415Pearl Gray1,1131
DMC 3033Mocha Brown, Very Light1,0091
DMC 611Drab Brown8161
DMC 452Shell Gray, Medium7941
DMC 3799Pewter Gray, Very Dark7841
DMC 890Pistachio Green, Ultra Dark7001
DMC 937Avocado Green, Medium4701
DMC 422Hazelnut Brown, Light4531
DMC 355Terra Cotta, Dark2311

Skein counts include a 20% margin, because running out of a dye lot halfway through is the one mistake you cannot stitch your way out of.

Make it yours

Open the pattern and every square is editable: repaint any stitch, swap a shade for one of the other 455 on the DMC card, or erase parts back to bare fabric. The printable PDF is built from whatever is on screen when you download it.

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