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Mushroom cross stitch pattern

A woodland mushroom with a brown cap, a dark gill line and a cream stem — the calmer cousin of the fly agaric.

Chart: 16 × 16
Stitches: 104
DMC colors: 3
On 14-count: 1.1″ × 1.1″

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Mushroom 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
B	DMC 301	Mahogany Medium	48	1
D	DMC 898	Coffee Brown Very Dark	12	1
W	DMC 3865	Winter White	44	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 dark row under the cap is the gills — keep it to that single line. Everything below is plain cream, which makes this a good chart for practicing even tension.

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