Holly Berries Table Topper

Holly Berries Table Topper by Joanne Gatenby is an experienced beginner cross-stitch pattern designed for festive holiday decorating. The stitch count is 172W x 172H, and the finished design measures approximately 15¾” x 15¾” on 11-count cream Rondo Table Topper fabric. Skills involved include working from a large chart, centering the design, stitching with four strands of floss, keeping all cross-stitches facing the same direction, adding black backstitching, using Kreinik gold braid, and following finishing notes for a circular layout. The needlework technique used is counted cross-stitch with backstitch and metallic-thread accents.