A gift for silveredeye



Design Size: 70 x 60 stitches (Final result measures 10.5 cm x 10 cm)

Materials:
- 8 x 8 inch white 14-count Aida cloth
- 6 inch embroidery hoop (optional)
- DMC Stranded Cotton according to the color chart



Directions:
Find the center of the fabric, then work according to the pattern using two strands of cotton floss. This pattern is done entirely in crosses and half stitches; there are no backstitches.

Download the pattern and color chart as a pdf here.

Feel free to make any changes according to your own preferences, and if you stitch this pattern, I'd love to see it! I am marquisguyun most places except Discord.

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I chose the character 陪, meaning 'to accompany,' from the quote 我答应过你要陪你走到最后一日 (I promised you that I would accompany you to the very end) from Episode 54 of Nirvana in Fire. The quote is from the scene where Lin Chen gives Mei Changsu the Bingxu pill, so it matches the elements in my design, but it is also a great summary of their relationship in general! It's not solely about the inevitable end, but the support and friendship along the journey.

My pattern was inspired by a couple of designs from A Cross Stitcher's Oriental Odyssey by Joan Elliot, which I was able to check out from my local library. The "Little Treasures" designs on pages 42-45 all featured a single character, nature elements of some kind, and a circular design, which I liked. The scale of the project was more or less determined by the minimum size I wanted 陪 to be in order to make the character look nice.

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