Valentine border frame with hearts and arrows cross stitch pattern

63 × 63 stitches 3 colors 4.5 × 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 11 × 11 in (the design is 4.5 × 4.5 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 321 Red
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 815 Medium Garnet

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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 square border that goes all the way around: a solid red band edged in darker red, with eight white hearts and eight white arrows, around a bare square middle. A heart sits in every corner and in the middle of every side, all standing upright, and each arrow points toward the heart in the middle of its side. The bare middle is 33 by 33 stitches, room for a name, an initial or a small motif of your own. It mirrors left to right. Full crosses only. It is 63 by 63 stitches and uses three thread colors.

63 stitches wide by 63 high: 2,880 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Red 321, Winter White 3865, Medium Garnet 815).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 5.7	14.5 × 14.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 4.5	11.4 × 11.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 3.9	10.0 × 10.0
18-count Aida	3.5 × 3.5	8.9 × 8.9
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.9	7.3 × 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 321 Red	1,856	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	640	Find it
▲	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	384	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.