This counted cross stitch pattern by Counting Puddles captures a dark autumn night in the forest, where a glowing red lantern lights up a cluster of mushrooms, acorns and pine sprigs. Fireflies drift around it, trailing loops of dotted and textured blackwork stitching. The warm colors glow against black fabric, and the mix of backstitch, French knots and specialty stitches makes it an engaging project for stitchers who like to add texture.

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
• 15 full skeins of DMC cotton embroidery floss
• 14-count Aida in Black (18" x 21") or 28-count Linen in Black (13" x 18")
• Complementary tapestry needle

Pattern details:

• Stitching area: 97 stitches wide x 126 stitches high
• Finished Size: 6.9 inches x 9 inches on 14-count Aida or stitched over-two on 28-count linen
• Full color chart
• Types of stitches: Cross Stitch, Back Stitch, French Knot, Specialty Stitches
• Model was stitched on 14-count Aida in 'Black' by Wichelt using threads by DMC

This design was modeled on black Aida. If you would prefer a different background color, browse our cross stitch fabric collection to find the right fabric for your project.