Cross stitch design of a red-brick cottage with a dark pitched roof, chimney, small windows, a door, and green shrubs at the base.

Cottage

Buildings & StructuresIntermediate11 coloursAbout 3 days of stitching (~8 hrs/day)

This Cottage cross stitch pattern captures the quiet appeal of a traditional rural home, complete with a pitched roof, warm brick colouring, a welcoming chimney, and neat little shrubs tucked around the base. It is the sort of scene that feels timeless and deeply familiar.

Whether you are stitching it for your own home or preparing a thoughtful handmade gift, this pattern suits anyone who loves the charm of English countryside architecture. It works beautifully framed and makes a lovely addition to a hallway or living room.

  • Building
  • Cottage
  • Countryside
  • English
  • Home
  • Rural
  • Traditional

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Pattern details

Size count
90 × 80
Colours
11
Stitches
3,737
Difficulty
Intermediate

Finished size by fabric count

Fabric countInchesCentimetres
14 per inch6.4 × 5.7 in16.3 × 14.5 cm
16 per inch5.6 × 5 in14.3 × 12.7 cm
18 per inch5 × 4.4 in12.7 × 11.3 cm

Thread shopping list

11 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.

LengthDMC
4.4 m(1,019 stitch)310Black
3.7 m(854 stitch)3802Antique Mauve Very Dark
1.7 m(399 stitch)3341Apricot
1.4 m(333 stitch)632Desert Sand Ultra Very Dark
1.3 m(302 stitch)500Blue Green Very Dark
1.1 m(257 stitch)351Coral
95 cm(221 stitch)779Cocoa Dark
70 cm(161 stitch)833Golden Olive Light
47 cm(108 stitch)988Forest Green Medium
28 cm(63 stitch)3346Hunter Green
25 cm(20 stitch)221Shell Pink Very Dark

CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so the codes above cover them too.

These lengths include the thread lost to tails and travelling, so they are what to buy rather than what ends up on the fabric. A spare skein of your main colours is still worth having, because dye lots vary between batches and matching one part way through is the hard part.

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