Simple green leaf with pale veins, small and easy cross stitch pattern

19 × 31 stitches 3 colors 1.4 × 2.2 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 8 × 9 in (the design is 1.4 × 2.2 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 3 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 3 threads ↓

DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest 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

One green leaf standing upright on its short stalk, tip to the top: an oval blade, widest below the middle, that narrows to a point. A pale green center vein runs from the stalk to the tip and four pairs of pale side veins climb off it, each a slanting line of single stitches that stops short of the edge. Dark brown outline. The left half mirrors the right exactly. A plain small motif for a card, a gift tag or a first project. Small and easy: three colors and 343 stitches. Full crosses only. It is 19 by 31 stitches and uses three thread colors.

19 stitches wide by 31 high: 343 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Hunter Green 3346, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	1.7 × 2.8	4.4 × 7.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.4 × 2.2	3.4 × 5.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.2 × 1.9	3.0 × 4.9
18-count Aida	1.1 × 1.7	2.7 × 4.4
22-count Hardanger	0.9 × 1.4	2.2 × 3.6

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	220	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	64	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	59	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.