Honeycomb of nineteen hexagon cells in three golds cross stitch pattern

60 × 62 stitches 5 colors 4.3 × 4.4 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 11 × 11 in (the design is 4.3 × 4.4 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 3822 Light Straw
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
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 piece of honeycomb seen face on: nineteen six-sided cells packed together into one larger six-sided piece, with pale wax walls between them and a dark brown outline round the outside. The cells are filled in three golds in level bands, the lightest in the top six cells, a warmer gold in the middle seven and dark amber in the bottom six, and every cell has the same small pale glint in its upper left corner. The outline is the same left and right and top and bottom. There is no bee. Stitched solid, full crosses only. It is 60 by 62 stitches and uses five thread colors.

60 stitches wide by 62 high: 2,772 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Light Straw 3822, Medium Topaz 783, Dark Topaz 782 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.5 × 5.6	13.9 × 14.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.3 × 4.4	10.9 × 11.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.8 × 3.9	9.5 × 9.8
18-count Aida	3.3 × 3.4	8.5 × 8.7
22-count Hardanger	2.7 × 2.8	6.9 × 7.2

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 3822 Light Straw	839	Find it
X	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	637	Find it
▲	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	546	Find it
+	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	546	Find it
■	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	204	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.