The Flower Pot Rabbit Counted Cross Stitch Kit by Bothy Threads XHD76

Stitch The Flower Pot, a counted cross stitch kit by Bothy Threads — a baby rabbit peeps out of a terracotta flower pot with bulbs and crocuses beside it.

A little stitcher's folklore: rabbits were brought to Britain by the Normans, who kept them in warrens for their meat and fur.

Why this kit: from Bothy Threads' long-running Wrendale Designs range by Hannah Dale, it matches the rest of the collection if you want to build a gallery wall.

Kit includes: 14-count Zweigart Aida printed with an exclusive speckled background, pre-sorted stranded cottons, a needle and a clear stitch diagram and instructions. Stitches used: full cross stitches and back stitch. A frame is not included.

Stitch the rabbit and pot in cross stitch from the centre, then add the whiskers and outlines in back stitch.

Finished size: 26×26 cm (10.2×10.2 in). A charming spring piece for a gardener.