By Cross Stitch Library · September 20, 2026
A fluffy kitten in mustard overalls perched on a wicker stool beside a teapot and cookies, yarn tangled in its ears — a cozy cottagecore tea-time scene.
Your pattern is at the end of this page, right after the stitching guide below.
A fluffy gray kitten sits primly in mustard-yellow overalls on a hand-woven wicker stool, yarn balls tumbling out of its ears, a tiny teapot and cup of tea within paw’s reach. It’s the most detailed scene in this batch — full furniture, props, and a fully dressed character all in one frame.
This is a full cottagecore vignette rather than a single-subject portrait, which makes it a strong choice for a kitchen nook, a tea-lover’s gift, or anyone whose cross-stitch collection leans toward cozy narrative scenes over simple animal portraits. The wicker stool alone uses four tan/brown shades worked in a woven cross-hatch pattern that reads convincingly as rattan at a glance. Pair it with our Hedgehog in a Knit Sweater for another cozy-props animal scene, or see our botanical pattern roundup if you’re building a full cottagecore wall.
At 25,112 total stitches across a 180 x 230 grid, this is the largest pattern in this batch, and the four closely related grays (451, 648, 3033, 3862) used across the kitten’s fur and the wicker stool sit right next to each other on the chart — DMC 451 (Shell Gray - Dark) and 648 (Beaver Gray - Light) alone cover 5,852 stitches between them. Budget for a multi-session project and keep a printed color key handy; this isn’t a one-sitting pattern.
Complete the wicker stool and props before the kitten itself — the furniture uses a distinct, self-contained color set (the tans and browns don’t repeat in the fur), so finishing it first means you can set that section aside completely and focus on the fur grays without flipping back and forth between two unrelated palettes. See our reading a cross-stitch chart guide for tips on managing a larger design like this one, or our choosing your first fabric guide if you want to size up to a lower Aida count for easier stitching on a project this size.
Choose your paper size and color or black & white, then download the Kitten on a Wicker Stool PDF chart and thread list — free, no sign-up.
