Bee on a pink echinacea coneflower cross stitch pattern

51 × 63 stitches 9 colors 3.6 × 4.5 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 10 × 11 in (the design is 3.6 × 4.5 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 9 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 9 threads ↓

DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue
DMC 919 Red Copper
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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

A plump gold and brown striped bee with pale blue wings sits on the domed copper cone of a pink coneflower, facing right. Five long pink petals hang down from under the cone, and the flower stands on a straight green stem with two pale green leaves, one set lower than the other. Full crosses only. It is 51 by 63 stitches and uses nine thread colors.

51 stitches wide by 63 high: 1,221 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Medium Salmon 3712, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.6 × 5.7	11.8 × 14.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 4.5	9.3 × 11.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.2 × 3.9	8.1 × 10.0
18-count Aida	2.8 × 3.5	7.2 × 8.9
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 2.9	5.9 × 7.3

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 3712 Medium Salmon	392	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	331	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	118	Find it
+	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	113	Find it
■	DMC 921 Copper	89	Find it
O	DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	60	Find it
◆	DMC 919 Red Copper	60	Find it
=	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	57	Find it
★	DMC 3865 Winter White	1	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. 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.