Greenhouse of Oddities SAL - Digital PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

Welcome to the "Greenhouse of Oddities" stitch-along!
 
This stitch-along features a greenhouse filled with the worlds’ most unusual plants, a few animal friends and a couple of human visitors. Each week will have a different theme and will include an index with information about the featured plants. All of the plants in the greenhouse represent real and naturally occurring flora. In this weird botanical stitching adventure, nature is stranger than fiction.

The pattern contents will be kept secret until each section is released.

Pattern release schedule:

Available now for download with purchase:

- Greenhouse frame. This section is mostly structural and will establish the framework for the scene.

- 1st planting: "The Desert Dwellers"

- 2nd planting: "A Trio of Oddities"

Upcoming Release Dates:

- June 9th: 3^rd planting
- June 16th: 4^th planting
- June 23rd: *** week off ***

- June 30th: 5^th planting
- July 7th: 6^th planting
- July 14th: 7^th planting
- July 21st: 8^th planting
-July 28th: *** week off ***

- August 4th: 9^th planting
- August 11th: 10^th planting
- August 18th: 11^th planting

Each PDF pattern will be emailed to you by 11 am PDT on the release date. If you did not include an email address in your note to seller, the patterns will be sent to the email address you used to make the purchase.
Patterns will also be available to download from the Lola Crow website. You will find instructions in the "pre-stitch instructions" PDF available to download with purchase.

The skill level of this stitch-along is advanced beginner/intermediate. There is some color grading and a small amount of back stitching.

Suggested fabrics:
“Cottage Stone” linen or Aida by Colour and Cotton (limited availablility)
“Pearl Gray” linen or Aida by Zweigart
“Vintage Country Mocha” linen or Aida by Zweigart

The piece will look best stitched on a light/medium gray, beige or light greenish blue.

The finished design is 218 x 160 stitches.

Size:
14 ct: 15.6 x 11.4 inches, 39.6 x 29.0 cm
16 ct: 13.6 x 10 inches, 34.6 x 25.4 cm
18 ct: 12.1 x 8.9 inches, 30.8 x 22.6 cm

30 DMC colors used (one skein or less, unless otherwise specified):

DMC 154, DMC 310 (3.5 skeins), DMC 326, DMC 335, DMC 451, DMC 452, DMC 453, DMC 645, DMC 720, DMC 782, DMC 838, DMC 839, DMC 840, DMC 844, DMC 919, DMC 935, DMC 986, DMC 987, DMC 988, DMC 3326, DMC 3348, DMC 3362, DMC 3364, DMC 3371, DMC 3808, DMC 3810, DMC 3820, DMC 3835, DMC 3857, DMC Blanc.

PDF pattern files will include the following pages:

- Sample picture of the finished piece
- Instructions and details including colors and amounts of thread needed
- Pattern on a single page for use with phones/tablets
- Pattern with black and white symbols on multiple pages (large format)
- Pattern with color block and symbols on multiple pages (large format)
- Separate PDF file optimized for import into pattern keeper