Apple picking: apple tree with a ladder and a basket cross stitch pattern

57 × 61 stitches 8 colors 4.1 × 4.4 in on 14-count

A PDF for 14-count on US Letter paper: overview, symbol charts and thread list. Change the count or paper

You will need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, cut 11 × 11 in (the design is 4.1 × 4.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 815 Medium Garnet

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Fabric count and finished sizeCount is the number of squares per inch. Higher count makes the same design smaller; the stitches and thread colors stay the same. Sizes shown are the stitched area; allow extra fabric for finishing.

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About this pattern

An apple picking scene: a broad apple tree with seven red apples in its rounded dark green crown, a golden yellow wooden ladder with four rungs standing upright beside the trunk with its top in the leaves, and a woven basket holding three more apples on the grass at the left. The crown has a band of lighter green along its top and upper left edge, each apple has darker red shade at its lower right, the trunk is a plain brown column and the basket has a solid rim over a checker weave in two shades of golden tan. Everything stands on one strip of green grass. Dark brown outline.

57 stitches wide by 61 high: 2,196 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Hunter Green 3346, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.2 × 5.5	13.2 × 14.1
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.1 × 4.4	10.3 × 11.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.6 × 3.8	9.0 × 9.7
18-count Aida	3.2 × 3.4	8.0 × 8.6
22-count Hardanger	2.6 × 2.8	6.6 × 7.0

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

The fabric color changes the preview only: every cross matches your chart.

Thread list & pattern notes

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Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	820	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	576	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	258	Find it
+	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	158	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	151	Find it
O	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	108	Find it
◆	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	81	Find it
=	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	44	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. Previews show the exact chart.

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Count is the number of squares to the inch: 14-count fabric has 14, and a higher count makes the same design smaller. DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers most charts use.