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Potted Cactus cross stitch pattern

A saguaro cactus in a terracotta pot with a tiny pink flower on top.

Chart
16 × 20
Stitches
148
DMC colors
4
On 14-count
1.1″ × 1.4″

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Potted Cactus cross stitch pattern stitched preview

The symbol chart

This is the chart you stitch from: one symbol per DMC color, bold lines every ten stitches. Print it, or keep this page open while you work.

Potted Cactus — cross stitch symbol chartPPPCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTRRTTTTTTTTRRRRRRRRR

Thread key

Stitch counts per color and the skeins to buy on 14-count Aida with two strands.

SymbolDMCColorStitchesSkeins
CDMC 3346Hunter Green1031
PDMC 3804Cyclamen Pink Dark31
RDMC 355Terra Cotta Dark241
TDMC 356Terra Cotta Medium181

Finished size

Stitches divided by your fabric count. Cut the fabric with about 3 inches spare on every side.

Fabric11-count14-count16-count18-count
Size1.5″ × 1.8″1.1″ × 1.4″1.0″ × 1.3″0.9″ × 1.1″
In cm3.7 × 4.62.9 × 3.62.5 × 3.22.3 × 2.8

One stitcher's note

The two arms are set at different heights — that asymmetry is what makes it read as a real saguaro, so resist the urge to level them.

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