Beautiful, and a little bit dangerous.
When we discovered this heart sampler by Fergus Reed, we knew we had to commission a project from him. How thrilled (and chilled) we were when he agreed to design a cross-stitch sampler featuring poisonous plants, and that the timing would work out perfectly for an October release 🎃.
From belladonna to hyacinth to hemlock and more, the project PDF includes a full gridded pattern plus individual detailed patterns for each of the flowers. No need to pick your poison—stitch them all!
Stitches used:
Full cross stitch, ¾ stitch, half stitch, ¼ stitch, back stitch.
Grid Size:
210 stitches (W) x 162 stitches (H).
Design Area:
- 14 or 28 count: 38 x 29.5 cm/15 x 11.5 inches
- 16 or 32 count: 33.5 x 25.5 cm/13.25 x 10.25 inches
- 18 or 36 count: 29.5 x 23 cm/11.75 x 9 inches
Fabric in model:
32-count linen, Kudzu by Weeks Dye Works; DMC equivalent: 3363.
DMC Floss List:
1 skein of each of the following:
- 3 – tin, md
- 16 – chartreuse, lt
- 154 – grape, vy lt
- 155 – blue violet, md dk
- 210 – lavender, md
- 310 – black
- 333 – blue violet, vy dk
- 347 – salmon, vy dk
- 445 – lemon, lt
- 500 – blue green, vy dk
- 552 – violet, md
- 610 – drab brown, dk
- 703 – chartreuse
- 742 – tangerine, lt
- 797 – royal blue
- 814 – garnet, dk
- 905 – parrot green, dk
- 907 – parrot green, lt
- 946 – burnt orange, md
- 973 – canary, br
- 987 – forest green, dk
- 989 – forest green
- 3031 – mocha brown, vy dk
- 3047 – yellow beige, lt
- 3345 – hunter green, dk
- 3607 – plum, lt
- 3609 – plum, ul lt
- 3777 – terra cotta, vy dk
- 3805 – cyclamen pink
- 3806 – cyclamen pink, lt
- 3838 – lavender blue, dk
- 3865 – winter white
All image credits Fergus Reed.
