Autumn Cup of Tea on Books — Cross Stitch Pattern (PDF)

This autumn cross stitch pattern (PDF) holds the slow gold of October — a spiced latte crowned with cream, perched on a stack of well-worn books with two pumpkins keeping watch at the foot and a single acorn tucked between the pages. A counted cross stitch chart for the reader who lets the afternoon drift by one page, one stitch at a time.

Pattern details

• Stitch count: 86 × 96
• Finished size — Aida 14 (28 ct): 16.1 × 17.4 cm / 6.36 × 6.86 in
• Aida 16 (32 ct): 14.1 × 15.2 cm / 5.56 × 6.00 in
• Aida 18 (36 ct): 12.5 × 13.5 cm / 4.94 × 5.33 in
• Colours: 29 DMC + 1 blended
• Stitches: cross, half cross, backstitch (1 and 2 strands)
• Difficulty: intermediate
• Fabric: any Aida or evenweave; light linen suits the warm palette

What's in the PDF

• Full colour chart
• Black and white symbol chart
• Complete DMC floss key
• Fabric and thread recommendations
• Compatible with Cross Stitch Saga (saga file included)

Finished, it becomes warm hoop art for a reading corner, a framed piece for the autumn mantel, or a gift for the book lover who measures the season in mugs of tea.

Instant digital download: you receive a PDF (and a Cross Stitch Saga file) to print or stitch from the screen. No physical materials are shipped.

Pour something warm, settle in, and stitch your way through autumn one stitch at a time.