Chart: Ratatouille, Cross Stitch Creation

Like a delicious summer fragrance escaping from a sunny kitchen, this cross-stitch creation celebrates the famous Southern ratatouille in a colourful and gourmet composition. Zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes and garden vegetables happily simmer in a large sauté pan at the heart of a warm scene inspired by Provencal family recipes.

The vibrant shades of olive green, aubergine purple, tomato red and sun yellow bring freshness and authenticity to this charming embroidery. Made on a polka-dot linen apron with a natural linen pocket, this design evokes summer markets, meals under the arbour and the simple pleasures of home cooking.

The design was embroidered on a polka-dot linen apron with a plain natural linen pocket. To be embroidered on Aïda fabric 5.5 or 7 stitches/cm, or on linen fabric 11 or 12 threads/cm. To preserve all the brightness and warmth of the Mediterranean colours, choose a natural, ecru or light beige fabric that will delicately enhance the gourmet nuances of the pattern.

The charts are printed with symbols and colours (Ref: DMC) on 6 pages.

Pattern size: 120 stitches wide × 101 stitches high; if you embroider on 11 threads/cm linen, over 2 warp threads and 2 weft threads, or on 5.5 stitches/cm Aïda, your embroidery will measure approximately 21.8 × 18.4 cm.