Honeycomb heart dripping with honey cross stitch pattern

54 × 63 stitches 5 colors 3.9 × 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 10 × 11 in (the design is 3.9 × 4.5 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 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown

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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 heart cut from honeycomb, with one drop of honey hanging from its point. The heart is filled with six-sided cells between dark gold walls: pale straw cells in the two lobes, old gold cells across the middle and deep honey gold cells in the point, and the cells at the edge are cut through by the heart's outline. The honey runs out of the point down a thin neck into a round drop. One short pale glint stands in the lowest cell and one in the drop. The heart is the same left and right. Dark brown outline round the heart and the drop. Full crosses only.

54 stitches wide by 63 high: 2,028 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Dark Topaz 782, Medium Old Gold 729, Light Straw 3822 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.9 × 5.7	12.5 × 14.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.9 × 4.5	9.8 × 11.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.4 × 3.9	8.6 × 10.0
18-count Aida	3.0 × 3.5	7.6 × 8.9
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 2.9	6.2 × 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 782 Dark Topaz	712	Find it
X	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	524	Find it
▲	DMC 3822 Light Straw	385	Find it
+	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	235	Find it
■	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	172	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.