Italy flag heart, the Italian flag in a heart cross stitch pattern

32 × 30 stitches 4 colors 2.3 × 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 2.3 × 2.1 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 3865 Winter White
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 321 Red
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

The flag of Italy as a heart: three upright bands of equal width, green on the left, white in the middle and red on the right, filling a heart whose notch and point both fall in the white band. Nothing is drawn on the white. One dark brown line runs all the way round. The left half mirrors the right in shape. Thread colors are the nearest match to the flag's own. Full crosses only. It is 32 by 30 stitches and uses four thread colors.

32 stitches wide by 30 high: 670 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Hunter Green 3346, Red 321 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.9 × 2.7	7.4 × 6.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.3 × 2.1	5.8 × 5.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.0 × 1.9	5.1 × 4.8
18-count Aida	1.8 × 1.7	4.5 × 4.2
22-count Hardanger	1.5 × 1.4	3.7 × 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 3865 Winter White	212	Find it
X	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	163	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	163	Find it
+	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	132	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.