Watering can filled with tulips in red, gold and pink cross stitch pattern

56 × 47 stitches 8 colors 4.0 × 3.4 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 × 10 in (the design is 4.0 × 3.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 415 Pearl Gray

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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 gray metal watering can seen from the side with three tulips standing in it: a gold one upright in the middle and a red and a pink one leaning out to either side, each on its own green stem, with two leaves against the middle stem. The can is an upright drum with two darker bands, a stripe of light on its left and a shadow on its right, a loop handle, and a long straight spout rising to a round sprinkler rose with four holes. A spring gardening piece. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 56 by 47 stitches and uses eight thread colors.

56 stitches wide by 47 high: 1,245 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Light Steel Gray 318, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Pewter Gray 413 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.1 × 4.3	12.9 × 10.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.0 × 3.4	10.2 × 8.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.5 × 2.9	8.9 × 7.5
18-count Aida	3.1 × 2.6	7.9 × 6.6
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 2.1	6.5 × 5.4

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 318 Light Steel Gray	461	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	364	Find it
▲	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	108	Find it
+	DMC 989 Forest Green	68	Find it
■	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	65	Find it
O	DMC 321 Red	65	Find it
◆	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	65	Find it
=	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	49	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.