Heart hands: two hands making a heart in blue and red cross stitch pattern

51 × 34 stitches 6 colors 3.6 × 2.4 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 10 × 9 in (the design is 3.6 × 2.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 350 Medium Coral
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 321 Red
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue

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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

Two hands curled toward each other so that the gap between them is a heart: the fingertips meet at the top and the two thumbs run down to meet at the point. The left hand is baby blue and the right hand is coral red, each with a line of darker shade round the top of the heart, under the thumb and above the cuff. Two folded knuckles step down the outer side of each hand. Each wrist comes out of a white cuff over a short sleeve in the other hand's color: red under the blue hand, blue under the red one.

51 stitches wide by 34 high: 1,120 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Medium Coral 350, Baby Blue 3755, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.6 × 3.1	11.8 × 7.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 2.4	9.3 × 6.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.2 × 2.1	8.1 × 5.4
18-count Aida	2.8 × 1.9	7.2 × 4.8
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 1.5	5.9 × 3.9

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 350 Medium Coral	327	Find it
X	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	327	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	294	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	60	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	56	Find it
O	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	56	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.