Stained glass cactus in a pot with a pink flower cross stitch pattern

29 × 51 stitches 7 colors 2.1 × 3.6 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 × 10 in (the design is 2.1 × 3.6 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 310 Black
DMC 996 Medium Electric Blue
DMC 995 Dark Electric Blue
DMC 702 Kelly Green
DMC 972 Deep Canary
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 3705 Dark Melon

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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 cactus in a clay pot, in the manner of a small stained glass panel: every shape is a flat pane of one color, with a black line one stitch wide between panes and round the whole upright window. The green cactus has a straight trunk with a small pink bud on its tip and two arms that turn up, a long one low on the left and a short one higher on the right. It stands in a copper brown pot on a gold shelf. The glass behind is light blue above a bar and darker blue below it. Every square inside the frame is stitched. Full crosses only. It is 29 by 51 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

29 stitches wide by 51 high: 1,479 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Black 310, Medium Electric Blue 996, Dark Electric Blue 995 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.6 × 4.6	6.7 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.1 × 3.6	5.3 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.8 × 3.2	4.6 × 8.1
18-count Aida	1.6 × 2.8	4.1 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	1.3 × 2.3	3.3 × 5.9

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 310 Black	392	Find it
X	DMC 996 Medium Electric Blue	382	Find it
▲	DMC 995 Dark Electric Blue	320	Find it
+	DMC 702 Kelly Green	227	Find it
■	DMC 972 Deep Canary	81	Find it
O	DMC 921 Copper	68	Find it
◆	DMC 3705 Dark Melon	9	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.