Heart and leafy vine border frame for family names cross stitch pattern

63 × 63 stitches 4 colors 4.5 × 4.5 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 11 × 11 in (the design is 4.5 × 4.5 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 4 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 4 threads ↓

DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 321 Red

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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 square border frame that goes all the way around, for stitching your own family's names inside. The band is solid pale yellow between two brown ruled lines. A red heart stands upright in a square at each of the four corners, and along each side runs a brown wavy vine with five dark green leaves, one in each bend. The middle is left bare, 37 stitches square, room for four or five short lines of names; no names, dates or tree are drawn. It mirrors left to right. Full crosses only. It is 63 by 63 stitches and uses four thread colors.

63 stitches wide by 63 high: 2,600 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Pale Yellow 744, Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Hunter Green 3346 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 5.7	14.5 × 14.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 4.5	11.4 × 11.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 3.9	10.0 × 10.0
18-count Aida	3.5 × 3.5	8.9 × 8.9
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.9	7.3 × 7.3

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 744 Pale Yellow	1,380	Find it
X	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	780	Find it
▲	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	220	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	220	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.