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Moon cross stitch pattern

A yellow crescent moon with two small sparkle stars — a gentle motif for a nursery hoop or a card.

Chart: 16 × 16
Stitches: 74
DMC colors: 2
On 14-count: 1.1″ × 1.1″

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Moon 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.

Thread key

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

Symbol	DMC	Color	Stitches	Skeins
Y	DMC 444	Lemon Dark	64	1
S	DMC 445	Lemon Light	10	1

Finished size

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

Fabric	11-count	14-count	16-count	18-count
Size	1.5″ × 1.5″	1.1″ × 1.1″	1.0″ × 1.0″	0.9″ × 0.9″
In cm	3.7 × 3.7	2.9 × 2.9	2.5 × 2.5	2.3 × 2.3

One stitcher's note

The curve is the whole design: check that the two tips match before filling the middle. The sparkle stars are isolated crosses — park the pale thread between them rather than trailing it across the back.

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