Ladybug border frame: four ladybugs on a leafy vine cross stitch pattern

63 × 63 stitches 5 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: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 310 Black
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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: one dark green vine with sixteen light green leaves, and four red ladybugs walking round the outside of it, one on each side, all heading the same way. Each ladybug is seen from the side, with three black spots, a black head with a white mark, a bent antenna and three short legs on the vine. A pair of leaves grows outward at every corner and two grow inward along every side, each with a dark green vein. The frame looks the same at every quarter turn, so the ladybug on the bottom side is upside down.

63 stitches wide by 63 high: 1,464 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Hunter Green 3346, Forest Green 989, Black 310 and 2 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 3346 Hunter Green	548	Find it
X	DMC 989 Forest Green	352	Find it
▲	DMC 310 Black	284	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	264	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	16	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. 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.