I Can Buy Myself Flowers: Feminist Cross Stitch Pattern

A feminist cross stitch pattern worked as a heart built entirely from flowers, with the words running across the centre in flowing script. Sunflowers and daisies crowd the top curves, tulips and cosmos fill the base, and forget-me-nots and small ferns close the gaps between the larger blooms.

Full cross stitch throughout. No backstitch, no fractional stitches, no French knots. The lettering is charted in full crosses rather than outlined, so there is nothing left to work once the stitching is done. Seventeen shades across the florals, and the palette does the shading rather than any part stitches.

Pattern Details

• Stitch area: 150 x 133 stitches
• Total stitches: 9,754
• Colours: 17 DMC shades
• Stitches: full cross stitch only
• Skill level: Intermediate

Finished Sizes

• 14 count: 27.2 x 24.1 cm (10.7 x 9.5 in)
• 16 count: 23.8 x 21.1 cm (9.4 x 8.3 in)
• 18 count: 21.2 x 18.8 cm (8.3 x 7.4 in)
• 20 count: 19.0 x 16.9 cm (7.5 x 6.7 in)
• 22 count: 17.3 x 15.4 cm (6.8 x 6.0 in)

Your Download Includes

• Symbols on Colour chart (coloured cells with symbols)
• Symbols chart (black and white, for economical printing)
• Coloured Symbols chart (coloured symbols on white)
• Full DMC thread list and colour key
• Thread organiser sheet
• Thread shopping list
• Multi-page assembly map for larger printing
• Pattern Keeper compatible file
• Tips sheet

Perfect For

• Galentine's Day, or February when you would rather celebrate your friends
• A gift for someone starting again on her own terms
• Anyone who has stopped waiting for someone else to bring the flowers
• A larger project when you want colour rather than counting backstitch

Seventeen shades of flowers and a sentiment that does not need anyone else's permission. Stitch it for yourself, or for the friend who needs to hear it.

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• Digital download only. Nothing physical will be shipped.
• No refunds on digital purchases. If you have any issues with the files, message us and we'll sort it out.
• For personal use. You're welcome to sell or gift finished pieces you stitch from this pattern, with a credit to Lost in Cross Stitch if you list them for sale.
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