Watermelon heart: a heart-shaped slice with seeds cross stitch pattern

31 × 30 stitches 5 colors 2.2 × 2.1 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 9 × 9 in (the design is 2.2 × 2.1 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 350 Medium Coral
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon

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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 slice of watermelon cut in the shape of a heart. The two lobes are coral red flesh with ten dark seeds in rows of four, three, two and one, and the point is dark green rind: a thin pink band and a pale green band run between the flesh and the rind, so that the rind makes a V. The heart mirrors left to right, seeds included. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 31 by 30 stitches and uses five thread colors.

31 stitches wide by 30 high: 648 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Medium Coral 350, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Hunter Green 3346 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.8 × 2.7	7.2 × 6.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.2 × 2.1	5.6 × 5.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.9 × 1.9	4.9 × 4.8
18-count Aida	1.7 × 1.7	4.4 × 4.2
22-count Hardanger	1.4 × 1.4	3.6 × 3.5

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 350 Medium Coral	281	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	149	Find it
▲	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	122	Find it
+	DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green	52	Find it
■	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	44	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.