Poinsettia Cross Stitch Pattern (Free PDF)
A bright red poinsettia, the Christmas flower: six large red bracts with dark veins, six smaller ones on top, green leaf tips between them and tiny golden flowers in the center. An elegant design for those who prefer flowers to Santa.
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What you need
The full chart is 42 stitches wide and 39 high: 956 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors, rated intermediate. On 14-count Aida, cut a piece at least 9 × 9 in (23 × 23 cm), which leaves 3 in spare on every side, and a 6-in hoop holds the whole design. One skein of each color is enough.
| DMC thread | Stitches | Spread over | Thread | Of a skein | If it is out of stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 815 Garnet Medium | 250 | 82 areas | 3.3 m | 14 % | 814 Garnet Dark |
| 321 Red | 216 | 8 areas | 2.9 m | 12 % | 349 Coral Dark |
| 699 Green | 171 | 18 areas | 2.3 m | 10 % | 3345 Hunter Green Dark |
| 666 Bright Red | 169 | 6 areas | 2.3 m | 9 % | 349 Coral Dark |
| 986 Forest Green Very Dark | 142 | 41 areas | 1.9 m | 8 % | 935 Avocado Green Dark |
| 725 Topaz Medium Light | 4 | 4 areas | 0.1 m | under 1 % | 19 Autumn Gold medium Light |
| 3820 Straw Dark | 4 | 4 areas | 0.1 m | under 1 % | 728 Topaz |
Thread for 2 strands on 14-count (how it is worked out).
Reading this chart
The center of the chart is column 21, row 20, a Topaz Medium Light stitch.
Red has the largest connected block, 37 stitches. Garnet Medium is the most scattered: 250 stitches in 82 separate spots, 34 of them single stitches.
A row uses about 11.6 separate runs of thread on average; the busiest is row 22, with 16.
Budget roughly 5 hours to 9.5 hours (how we estimate that). New to charts? Read how to read one.
Finished size
| Fabric | Finished size | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count | 3.8 × 3.5 in | 9.7 × 9.0 cm |
| 14-count | 3.0 × 2.8 in | 7.6 × 7.1 cm |
| 16-count | 2.6 × 2.4 in | 6.7 × 6.2 cm |
| 18-count | 2.3 × 2.2 in | 5.9 × 5.5 cm |
Ideas for using it
- Christmas card
- Table runner or napkin corner
- Hoop for the holiday table
Stitching tips
- Stitch the dark red veins and edges after the bracts so they sit on top.
- Use cream or white poinsettias by changing the reds for Blanc and 712.
- Add a few metallic gold stitches in the center.
Free for personal use, and you may sell a few pieces you stitched yourself. Details in the terms.
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