Blue hydrangea flower head with three leaves cross stitch pattern

45 × 64 stitches 8 colors 3.2 × 4.6 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 3.2 × 4.6 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 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green
DMC 744 Pale Yellow

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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

One big blue mophead hydrangea on a leaning stalk with three leaves. The head is a round dome, a little wider than it is tall, packed with pale blue four-petal florets on mid blue; fifteen of the florets have a single pale yellow stitch at the middle, and dark blue shade lies in a crescent along the lower right and the bottom. Under the head a pair of broad pointed leaves comes out to either side, the left one hanging down and the right one held level, and a smaller third leaf points down to the right lower on the stalk.

45 stitches wide by 64 high: 1,901 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Dark Baby Blue 322, Baby Blue 3755, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.1 × 5.8	10.4 × 14.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.2 × 4.6	8.2 × 11.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.8 × 4.0	7.1 × 10.2
18-count Aida	2.5 × 3.6	6.3 × 9.0
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 2.9	5.2 × 7.4

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 322 Dark Baby Blue	554	Find it
X	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	394	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	263	Find it
+	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	230	Find it
■	DMC 989 Forest Green	192	Find it
O	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	186	Find it
◆	DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green	67	Find it
=	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	15	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.