Desert sunset landscape with three saguaro cacti cross stitch pattern

64 × 44 stitches 10 colors 4.6 × 3.1 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 × 10 in (the design is 4.6 × 3.1 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 553 Violet
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3721 Dark Shell Pink
DMC 919 Red Copper
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

Three green saguaro cacti stand on orange desert sand in front of a flat-topped mesa, under a sky banded in violet, pink, orange and pale gold. The whole scene is stitched inside a thin dark frame.

64 stitches wide by 44 high: 2,816 full cross stitches in 10 DMC colors (Violet 553, Medium Salmon 3712, Copper 921 and 7 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.8 × 4.0	14.8 × 10.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.6 × 3.1	11.6 × 8.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.0 × 2.8	10.2 × 7.0
18-count Aida	3.6 × 2.4	9.0 × 6.2
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.0	7.4 × 5.1

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 553 Violet	480	Find it
X	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	416	Find it
▲	DMC 921 Copper	415	Find it
+	DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green	361	Find it
■	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	295	Find it
O	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	224	Find it
◆	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	212	Find it
=	DMC 3721 Dark Shell Pink	173	Find it
★	DMC 919 Red Copper	152	Find it
#	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	88	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.