A Friendly Warning Cross Stitch Pattern, Thomas Hicks

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Stitch A Friendly Warning by Thomas Hicks (1881–90). This counted cross stitch pattern recreates the painting in 64 DMC thread colours, based on the public-domain original at The Art Institute of Chicago.

The design is 350 × 265 stitches, about 25.0 × 18.9 inches on 14-count Aida (21.9 × 16.6 in on 16-count, 19.4 × 14.7 in on 18-count). It is a detailed, full-coverage design in full cross stitches only, with no backstitch or fractional stitches, made for stitchers who enjoy a rewarding long project.

The pattern comes as one printable PDF: a black-and-white symbol chart for printing at home, a full colour chart, a thread key with DMC numbers, stitch counts and skeins needed, a page map, and a short guide to getting started. Source artwork: The Art Institute of Chicago object 27138.

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• Digital download: a PDF pattern. Fabric and threads are not included.
• For personal use. You may stitch and sell or gift the finished piece, but please don't share or resell the pattern.
• Colours on screen may look slightly different from real threads.

Disclosures: Made from a public-domain painting (The Art Institute of Chicago, CC0). Not affiliated with or endorsed by any museum or artist. Not made with AI. Digital download, nothing is shipped. Colours may vary slightly. All sales are final once the file is downloaded. All disclosures