Malawi Cross Stitch Pattern: Tiny Flag Map with Rising Sun

Malawi cross stitch pattern, one of the narrowest shapes in the series: black at the top with the red rising sun, a red band across the middle, green below. Lake Malawi takes up so much of the country's eastern side that what's left reads as a long thin sliver.

Full cross stitch with backstitch throughout, and the ratio is unusual here, 246 cross stitches against 202 backstitches. The outlining does real structural work on a shape this narrow, so allow time for it if that's the part you tend to rush. Part of the Tiny Little Countries series.

Pattern Details

• Stitch area: 21 x 45 stitches
• Total stitches: 246
• Colours: 3 DMC shades
• Stitches: full cross stitch, with backstitch detail
• Skill level: confident beginner

Finished Sizes

• 14 ct: 3.8 x 8.2 cm (1.5 x 3.2 in)
• 16 ct: 3.3 x 7.1 cm (1.3 x 2.8 in)
• 18 ct: 3.0 x 6.3 cm (1.2 x 2.5 in)
• 20 ct: 2.7 x 5.7 cm (1.0 x 2.2 in)
• 22 ct: 2.4 x 5.2 cm (1.0 x 2.0 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
• Pattern Keeper compatible file
• Tips sheet

Perfect For

• Countries still on your wish list, stitched while you plan the trip
• Malawian heritage and families far from home
• Anyone who spent time there on mission, volunteer or aid work
• A tall narrow finish for a slim frame or a bookmark-shaped hoop
• Collectors working through the Tiny Little Countries series

The lake covers about a third of the country and holds more fish species than any other lake on earth, most of them found nowhere else. Three shades and under 250 stitches, so it goes quickly once the outlining is done.

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