Christmas holly branch with four leaves and red berries cross stitch pattern

43 × 63 stitches 7 colors 3.1 × 4.5 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 10 × 11 in (the design is 3.1 × 4.5 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 321 Red
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
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 cut branch of holly standing upright: a straight brown twig with one large spiny leaf at its tip and three more leaves leaving it in turn, right, left and right, each angled up and away from the twig. Three round red berries, each with a white glint, sit on short stalks in the gaps between the leaves. Every leaf is in two greens, lighter on one side of a pale midrib and darker on the other. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 43 by 63 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

43 stitches wide by 63 high: 1,020 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Hunter Green 3346, Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 890 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.9 × 5.7	9.9 × 14.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.1 × 4.5	7.8 × 11.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.7 × 3.9	6.8 × 10.0
18-count Aida	2.4 × 3.5	6.1 × 8.9
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 2.9	5.0 × 7.3

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	365	Find it
X	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	242	Find it
▲	DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green	242	Find it
+	DMC 989 Forest Green	69	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	60	Find it
O	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	39	Find it
◆	DMC 3865 Winter White	3	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.