Cactus bookmark with three potted cacti cross stitch pattern

27 × 90 stitches 8 colors 1.9 × 6.4 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 8 × 13 in (the design is 1.9 × 6.4 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 921 Copper
DMC 919 Red Copper
DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 3822 Light Straw

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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 bookmark of three little cacti, each a different kind and each in the same terracotta pot, stacked one above the other inside a thin dark green frame: a saguaro with two raised arms at the top, a round ribbed barrel cactus with one pink flower on its crown in the middle and a prickly pear with three pads dotted with pale yellow spines at the bottom. Every plant stands on the middle line of its pot and of the strip. Sized for a bought bookmark blank or a strip of aida backed with felt. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 27 by 90 stitches and uses eight thread colors.

27 stitches wide by 90 high: 1,130 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	2.5 × 8.2	6.2 × 20.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.9 × 6.4	4.9 × 16.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.7 × 5.6	4.3 × 14.3
18-count Aida	1.5 × 5.0	3.8 × 12.7
22-count Hardanger	1.2 × 4.1	3.1 × 10.4

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 3346 Hunter Green	300	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	299	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	239	Find it
+	DMC 921 Copper	195	Find it
■	DMC 919 Red Copper	42	Find it
O	DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green	26	Find it
◆	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	16	Find it
=	DMC 3822 Light Straw	13	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.