Communion host with grapes and wheat, Eucharist symbols cross stitch pattern

43 × 45 stitches 7 colors 3.1 × 3.2 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 × 10 in (the design is 3.1 × 3.2 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 553 Violet
DMC 550 Very Dark Violet
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3346 Hunter Green

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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 emblem of the Eucharist as a First Communion card shows it: a round white host marked with a thin gold cross at the top, a bunch of six purple grapes hanging under it from a short green stem with two leaves, and an ear of ripe golden wheat standing at each side, the two straws bending in to meet in a V under the grapes. The grapes hang three, two and one, each with a darker shade on one side and one white glint; each ear has brown grain marks and a single dark awn at its tip. The emblem mirrors left and right except for the light on the grapes. Dark brown outline round every part.

43 stitches wide by 45 high: 840 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Topaz 783, Winter White 3865 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.9 × 4.1	9.9 × 10.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.1 × 3.2	7.8 × 8.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.7 × 2.8	6.8 × 7.1
18-count Aida	2.4 × 2.5	6.1 × 6.3
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 2.0	5.0 × 5.2

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	322	Find it
X	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	218	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	130	Find it
+	DMC 553 Violet	70	Find it
■	DMC 550 Very Dark Violet	42	Find it
O	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	32	Find it
◆	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	26	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.