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Tulip cross stitch pattern

A red tulip in bloom on a tall stem with two angled leaves.

Chart: 16 × 20
Stitches: 92
DMC colors: 4
On 14-count: 1.1″ × 1.4″

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Tulip 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 666	Red Bright	42	1
D	DMC 498	Red Dark	12	1
G	DMC 701	Green Light	22	1
L	DMC 702	Kelly Green	16	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″ × 1.8″	1.1″ × 1.4″	1.0″ × 1.3″	0.9″ × 1.1″
In cm	3.7 × 4.6	2.9 × 3.6	2.5 × 3.2	2.3 × 2.8

One stitcher's note

Leave the notches between the three petal tips empty — those two gaps are what make it a tulip rather than a red blob. The stem is only two stitches wide, so keep tension even or it will wander.

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