A terracotta pot brimming with tulips and a small bird peeking up from the ground: a spring scene taken from Hannah Dale's watercolours for Wrendale Designs. It is worked in counted cross stitch on speckled white Aida, with a little back stitch outlining and a single French knot for the eye, so it suits anyone who has already stitched a project or two.
The threads come pre-sorted by colour and the chart is printed large and clear, so you can start straight away; all you need to add is a hoop or frame to keep the fabric taut. The picture frame is not included: at 26 cm square, the finished piece sits well in a square frame.