Books Are Magic Cross Stitch Pattern

Celebrate your love for reading with this colorful, modern counted cross stitch pattern by Counting Puddles. The whimsical and detailed design features a stack of books with the words "Books are Magic" on their spines, an open book with flowers spilling out of its pages on the top of the stack, moths fluttering around, twinkling stars, and a moon stitched up with a beautifully textured back stitch pattern.

The design is available as a printed hardcopy pattern. If you want to get up and stitching quickly, save yourself the time of collecting all the supplies and purchase one of our bundle options which include the pattern along with fabric, thread, and needles.

Bundle options:

• Printed hardcopy pattern
• 18 full skeins of DMC cotton embroidery floss
• 14-count Aida in Chalkboard Black* (18" x 25") or 28-count Linen in Chalkboard Black* (18" x 26")
• Complimentary tapestry needle

Pattern details:

• Stitching area: 114 stitches wide x 140 stitches high
• Finished Size: 8.1 inches x 10 inches on 14-count Aida or stitched over-two on 28-count linen
• Types of stitches: Cross Stitch, Back Stitch, French Knot, Star Stitch
• Model was stitched on 32-count Scotsman Linen by BeStitchMe using threads by DMC

* The model for this design was stitched on hand-dyed linen. Our bundles substitute solid-colored Aida and linen. If you purchase a bundle, note that the finished piece will not have the same degree of color variegation as the model.