Cross-stitch pattern: Avocet and her chick

Cross-stitch pattern (in colour) by designer Isabelle Haccourt Vautier. PORTNIC collection.

This pattern is sold on its own or with the necessary materials; here are the different options you can choose from:

– Chart only
– Chart + 12.6-count Belfast Silver Grey (705) linen fabric by Zweigart
– Chart + skeins of Art.117 cotton embroidery thread (see product details below)
– Chart + 12.6-count Belfast Silver Grey (705) Zweigart linen canvas + skeins of Art.117 cotton embroidery thread (see product details below)

* Needle not included

Information regarding the diagram:

“Avocet and her chick” can be embroidered using 2 threads per needle on 2 weft threads. Backstitch should be embroidered using 1 thread per needle.
recommends 12.6-thread Belfast Silver Grey linen fabric (705) Zweigart 12.6 threads/cm (6.3 stitches) view the linen fabric.


Design size: 149 x 127 stitches
• 27.0 x 23.0 cm on 5.5 pts/cm canvas
• 24.8 x 21.2 cm on 6 pts/cm canvas
• 21.0 x 17.9 cm on a canvas with 7 pts/cm

List of DMC skeins to use for this pattern: 317-3865-762-3024-813-3799-3787-932-3782-3072 to the mouline threads.