Saguaro cactus in front of a rising sun cross stitch pattern

67 × 49 stitches 12 colors 4.8 × 3.5 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 × 10 in (the design is 4.8 × 3.5 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 12 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 12 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 350 Medium Coral
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 930 Dark Antique Blue
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 flowering saguaro and a small barrel cactus on a desert ledge, with a huge banded sun rising behind two blue mesas.

67 stitches wide by 49 high: 2,575 full cross stitches in 12 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Coral 350, Dark Autumn Gold 3853 and 9 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	6.1 × 4.5	15.5 × 11.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.8 × 3.5	12.2 × 8.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.2 × 3.1	10.6 × 7.8
18-count Aida	3.7 × 2.7	9.5 × 6.9
22-count Hardanger	3.0 × 2.2	7.7 × 5.7

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	487	Find it
X	DMC 350 Medium Coral	422	Find it
▲	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	390	Find it
+	DMC 921 Copper	326	Find it
■	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	236	Find it
O	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	227	Find it
◆	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	128	Find it
=	DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green	112	Find it
★	DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue	98	Find it
#	DMC 989 Forest Green	70	Find it
A	DMC 930 Dark Antique Blue	59	Find it
*	DMC 3865 Winter White	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.