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Show your love for the outdoors with a pretty plant poke. Stitch this sweet cross stitched motif and add it as a gift to a pretty plant pot for loved ones who love the great outdoors!
How to make a cross stitch plant poke
- Stitch this free plant poke cross stitch chart on to 14 count aida or 28 count even weave
- Apply iron-on interfacing to the reverse.
- Trim to the shape
- Add kraft paper and tape to a lollipop stick.
About this pattern
- Stitch count: 25 high x 27 wide
- Design area: 14 count aida (28-count evenweave) – 4.5x5cm (1¾x2in)
Free plant poke cross stitch pattern (PDF)
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Hannah Bellis
Hannah has worked on Gathered for 3 years, since our launch in 2019. At school Hannah learned to knit collaborating on dorcas blankets – now she edits our knitting section. She inherited her love of stitching and embroidery from her talented grandmother, and her passion for thread led her to be Editor of The World of Cross Stitching for six years, where she famously made all team members dress up as Paddington Bear to be hidden in the magazine pages. Card making is a more recent passion, developing from her position as editor of Cross Stitch Card Shop. She loves using kinetic techniques to make cards that move – she was editor of Papercraft inspirations magazine for over four years, creating loads of card making video tutorials at http://www.youtube.com/PapercraftTV. Her ever-expanding craft stash stretches to sock yarns and circular knitting needles, too. She has an allotment and loves harvesting and preserving her own produce – her office jambola is an annual event.


