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Rose cross stitch pattern

A red rose in bloom with a darker swirl in the petals and a stem with two leaves.

Chart: 16 × 16
Stitches: 120
DMC colors: 3
On 14-count: 1.1″ × 1.1″

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Rose 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
R	DMC 321	Red	82	1
D	DMC 817	Coral Red Very Dark	10	1
G	DMC 986	Forest Green Very Dark	28	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 red marks the petal swirls — keep it sparse rather than joining it into bands, or the bloom reads as striped. The two leaves are deliberately uneven; resist the urge to level them.

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