Bluebell stem with four nodding blue flowers and a bud cross stitch pattern

32 × 57 stitches 5 colors 2.3 × 4.1 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 9 × 11 in (the design is 2.3 × 4.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3755 Baby Blue

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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 stem of bluebells. Four blue flowers nod from thin green stalks, left and right in turn up a straight green stem, with a closed blue bud at the top and two narrow pale green leaves near the foot. Each flower hangs mouth down under a small green cap: narrow at the top and flared at the rim, with three pointed lobes and a stripe of paler blue on its left side. The flowers and the bud are edged in dark navy; the stem, stalks and leaves have no outline, and the fabric round the spray is left bare. Full crosses only. It is 32 by 57 stitches and uses five thread colors.

32 stitches wide by 57 high: 642 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Dark Baby Blue 322, Hunter Green 3346, Very Dark Navy Blue 939 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.9 × 5.2	7.4 × 13.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.3 × 4.1	5.8 × 10.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.0 × 3.6	5.1 × 9.0
18-count Aida	1.8 × 3.2	4.5 × 8.0
22-count Hardanger	1.5 × 2.6	3.7 × 6.6

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	276	Find it
X	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	186	Find it
▲	DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue	126	Find it
+	DMC 989 Forest Green	34	Find it
■	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	20	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.