Since it is stitched on 28 over 2 it would be the same as doing it on 14 over 1. Just need to change the material count from 28 to 14. Happy stitching.
Kris
Am a stitcher here and saw your post.

Thanks for your reply. I am a novice stitcher so forgive my simple questions. You mentioned I would have to change my material count. Not sure what you mean

The pattern calls for 28 ct. That means there are 28 “squares” to an inch of fabric. You would want to buy 14 ct. (14 squares to an inch).. The supplies are listed under the pattern but it lists the 28 ct so you would need to purchase 14 instead. Hope that helps. Welcome to the chat room. We were all new at this once and most of us still learn new things about stitching here. Please come back if you need help. There are many talented ladies and gents here. Someone will be happy that help.
Kris

PS: don’t need to do anything different with the pattern. Each symbol on it will just be one square instead of the 2 if you did on the 28.

Basically, you would just need to buy the same size fabric in the 14 count as you would in the 28 count. The instructions on the 28 count will say to use (probably) two strands of floss and stitch over two stitches in each direction. This would leave a group of four threads under your stitch. For 14 count you would use two strands of floss and stitch over one thread -- from "hole" to "hole", leaving just the one thread under your stitch. It's actually much easier to stitch over one thread on the 14 count.

Other than using the different fabric, the rest of the design should be just fine. But you might want to buy and inch or a bit extra all around just in case of other issues. Some kits give you just barely enough fabric and/or floss and if you start in the wrong place or count wrong it can be a bit of a problem. Most directions have you start in the middle of the project and then work on the way up or the way down to finish the project. Have fun with it!

I will be changing the fabric to a 14 count. Should I double strand my thread??? Used to cross stitch, but it’s been over 15 years, so am a bit rusty.

Hi Andie,
Another stitcher here. Sure, double your strands of floss so you would be working ‘2 over 1’ which means 2 strands of floss over 1 square of your 14-count fabric.
BUT BEFORE YOU START STITCHING do yourself a favor! I speak from experience on this! Test the number of floss strands you will be using to stitch your pattern! What you are testing for is how good the floss coverage you get so you don’t get ‘show-through’ of the fabric. Sooo, do about 5-7 full X’s in a row with TWO strands of floss on the edge of your planned fabric. After that, stitch a row of 5-7 full X’s with THREE strands of floss below the 2-strand row. Now look at both rows and determine which gives you the fabric coverage you like, the 2-strand floss or the 3-strand floss?
It just takes a few minutes to do this ‘test’ but it will save you a lot of heartache of finding out halfway through a stitched pattern that you have loads of tiny ‘specks’ of your fabric showing through. I know, I know, the written instructions you get say to use so-many strands of floss to stitch the pattern, but if you use 3 strands of floss because you like the coverage better, even though it says 2 strands in the instructions, there isn’t any “CROSS STITCH POLICE”
that will come knocking on your door and take you away because you didn’t follow the written instructions on how many strands of floss to use! YOU are the stitcher, YOU decide how you want your cross stitch pattern to look.
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