Four Seasons Bell Pull - PDF

Four Seasons Bell Pull Cross Stitch Pattern – Kooler Design Studio (KDS #1741)

The Four Seasons Bell Pull, catalogued as KDS #1741 and designed by Nancy Rossi for Kooler Design Studio, Inc., is a stunning counted cross stitch decoration that celebrates all four seasons in a single, elegant vertical format. This downloadable PDF pattern is ideal for intermediate embroiderers looking to create a show-stopping home decoration that can be displayed year-round. A bell pull is a long, narrow textile piece traditionally hung on a wall, making it a distinctive and classic needlework project that showcases fine detail and skilled stitching.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a bell pull — a tall, slender decorative textile piece — featuring seasonal imagery across its length. The finished design spans 75 stitches wide by 407 stitches high, resulting in an elongated vertical composition that elegantly transitions through seasonal themes. At 14-count fabric, the finished stitched area measures approximately 5¼ inches wide by 29 inches high, making it a substantial and impressive wall decoration. For those preferring a slightly smaller finish, the design can also be stitched on 16-count fabric (approximately 4⅝w × 25⅜ inches) or 18-count fabric (approximately 4⅛w × 22½ inches).

Techniques Used

This intermediate-level pattern employs a range of classic embroidery techniques that work together to create depth, texture, and fine detail throughout the seasonal design:

• Full Cross Stitch: The primary technique used to fill the design, worked with 3 strands of floss for solid, even coverage across the fabric.
• Quarter Stitch (¼ Stitch): Used to refine curves and fine details within the design, also worked with 3 strands of floss, allowing for smoother outlines and more realistic imagery.
• Backstitch: Applied as an outlining and detail technique using just 1 strand of floss, adding crisp definition to elements throughout the seasonal scenes.
• French Knots: A classic hand embroidery technique used to create small, raised, textured dots — worked with 1 strand of floss — adding dimensional accents to the design.

The combination of full stitches for broad coverage, quarter stitches for refined edges, backstitching for sharp outlines, and French knots for dimensional texture is characteristic of high-quality counted cross stitch work and gives this bell pull a polished, professional finish.

Stitches Used

• Full Cross Stitch – 3 strands
• Quarter Stitch – 3 strands
• Backstitch – 1 strand
• French Knots – 1 strand

Materials – Floss and Fabric

The pattern specifies DMC embroidery floss in a rich and varied palette of colors carefully chosen to represent the hues of all four seasons. The full color list includes the following DMC thread numbers:

• DMC 310, 347, 350, 367, 369, 402, 414, 415, 500, 563, 647, 721, 726, 782, 792, 794, 815, 819, 838, 840, 962, 975, 989, 3012, 3013, 3033, 3051, 3078, 3363, 3716, 3747, 3776, 3827, and Blanc

Two colors require additional yardage and are noted with double asterisks in the pattern:

• DMC 500 (Blue Green – Very Dark) – 2 skeins required
• DMC 563 (Jade Light) – 2 skeins required

The design is intended to be stitched on Monaco 14-Count Antique White evenweave fabric. The pattern recommends adding 4 to 6 inches to each measurement when