Happy Childhood: The Croquet game
CROSS STITCH PATTERN READY TO DOWNLOAD, DESIGNED BY Perrette Samouiloff

Cross stitch designer Perrette Samouiloff revisits Croquet, an old-fashioned game that would keep children - and many adults - having many fun times outside, struggling to get the ball through the hoops planted on the lawn. The designer, who has a wonderful talent for depicting children's attitudes, captures the game in its full intensity, with a boy and a girl criss crossing their mallets as they compete to get the ball through first, while a younger one stares at them in awe.

Given its carefully selected colours, deep yet slightly mellowed, the pattern looks stunning on a simple pure white background. There are 2 fractional stitches, for the beak of each blue tit. You can stitch the design on linen or evenweave, over two threads, however you could also stitch it on Aida, working these 2 stitches in the center of the fabric square.

A cross stitch pattern by Perrette Samouiloff.

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Chart info & Needlework supplies for the pattern:
Happy Childhood: The Croquet game

Chart size in stitches: 190 x 51 (wide x high)
Needlework fabric: 14 ct Aida or 28 ct linen, white
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Stitches: cross stitch, backstitch, French knots
Chart: color & BW, includes one-page overview for digital stitching
Threads: DMC
Number of colors: 19

Themes: old-fashionned children's game, outdoor playing, hit ball with mallet
 

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