Pink tulip botanical bookmark with bulb and roots cross stitch pattern

31 × 112 stitches 10 colors 2.2 × 8.0 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 × 14 in (the design is 2.2 × 8.0 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 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 501 Dark Blue Green
DMC 502 Blue Green
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 761 Light Salmon
DMC 3722 Medium Shell Pink
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 782 Dark Topaz

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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 tall, narrow bookmark of a single pink tulip drawn like a botanical plate: the open flower at the top of a long green stem, two broad blue-green leaves, and the soil cut away at the bottom to show the golden bulb and its roots. It uses ten thread colors.

31 stitches wide by 112 high: 1,886 full cross stitches in 10 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Dark Blue Green 501 and 7 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.8 × 10.2	7.2 × 25.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.2 × 8.0	5.6 × 20.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.9 × 7.0	4.9 × 17.8
18-count Aida	1.7 × 6.2	4.4 × 15.8
22-count Hardanger	1.4 × 5.1	3.6 × 12.9

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	434	Find it
X	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	413	Find it
▲	DMC 501 Dark Blue Green	391	Find it
+	DMC 502 Blue Green	276	Find it
■	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	111	Find it
O	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	87	Find it
◆	DMC 761 Light Salmon	60	Find it
=	DMC 3722 Medium Shell Pink	60	Find it
★	DMC 3822 Light Straw	32	Find it
#	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	22	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.