May Day maypole with a flower crown and six ribbons cross stitch pattern

61 × 58 stitches 10 colors 4.4 × 4.1 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 11 × 11 in (the design is 4.4 × 4.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 10 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 10 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 321 Red
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 553 Violet
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3346 Hunter Green

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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 maypole standing on a low green mound, with six long ribbons flying out from its top, three to each side. The pole is white, wound from foot to top with a slanting pale green stripe, and carries a round crown of green leaves with one pink flower in the middle and four small white blossoms with gold centers round it; a gold knob tops the pole. The ribbons are red, violet and green on the left and blue, pink and pale yellow on the right. Each is one color from end to end, curves out and down, and ends in a square cut.

61 stitches wide by 58 high: 1,354 full cross stitches in 10 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989, Winter White 3865 and 7 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.5 × 5.3	14.1 × 13.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.4 × 4.1	11.1 × 10.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.8 × 3.6	9.7 × 9.2
18-count Aida	3.4 × 3.2	8.6 × 8.2
22-count Hardanger	2.8 × 2.6	7.0 × 6.7

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	545	Find it
X	DMC 989 Forest Green	370	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	95	Find it
+	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	77	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	57	Find it
O	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	57	Find it
◆	DMC 553 Violet	57	Find it
=	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	49	Find it
★	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	27	Find it
#	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	20	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.