Easter cross and lamb bookmark, a cross on a hill cross stitch pattern

27 × 76 stitches 7 colors 1.9 × 5.4 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 × 12 in (the design is 1.9 × 5.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 553 Violet
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 951 Light Tawny

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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 Easter bookmark in one scene. At the top an empty wooden cross stands on a small rounded green hill, with bare cloth for sky at both sides. Below a level dark line a white lamb stands in a dark green meadow and looks straight at you: a woolly white body, a tuft of wool on its head, a pale peach face, ears and legs, dark eyes, nose and hooves. Five small violet flowers grow in the meadow and a narrow violet line runs all the way round. The left half mirrors the right exactly. No words are stitched. Full crosses only. It is 27 by 76 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

27 stitches wide by 76 high: 1,507 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Hunter Green 3346, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Violet 553 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.5 × 6.9	6.2 × 17.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.9 × 5.4	4.9 × 13.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.7 × 4.8	4.3 × 12.1
18-count Aida	1.5 × 4.2	3.8 × 10.7
22-count Hardanger	1.2 × 3.5	3.1 × 8.8

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	547	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	242	Find it
▲	DMC 553 Violet	227	Find it
+	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	185	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	131	Find it
O	DMC 989 Forest Green	107	Find it
◆	DMC 951 Light Tawny	68	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.