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Holly Sprig Cross Stitch Pattern

A pair of glossy holly leaves with pale veins, meeting above a cluster of three berries. Small enough for a gift tag or the corner of a napkin, and a natural partner for the Christmas lettering designs.

Holly Sprig chart with symbols

Colour and symbol key

SymbolColourNameStitches
Pine Green symbol #1F5A32 Pine Green
≈ DMC 3818 Emerald Green Ultra Very Dark
34
Holly Green symbol #3D8B4A Holly Green
≈ DMC 911 Emerald Green Medium
24
Vein Green symbol #8CC47A Vein Green
≈ DMC 471 Avocado Grn Very Light
6
Berry Red symbol #C62F3B Berry Red
≈ DMC 321 Red
24
Berry Shine symbol #F3B3B8 Berry Shine
≈ DMC 776 Pink Medium
3
Total91

“≈ DMC” is the nearest DMC floss to each screen colour, a suggestion rather than an exact match. Check important colours against a shade card in daylight. Not affiliated with DMC.

Finished size

FabricStitched area
11-count Aida1.36 × 1.18 in (3.5 × 3.0 cm)
14-count Aida1.07 × 0.93 in (2.7 × 2.4 cm)
16-count Aida0.94 × 0.81 in (2.4 × 2.1 cm)
18-count Aida0.83 × 0.72 in (2.1 × 1.8 cm)

Cut fabric at least 3 in (7–8 cm) larger on every side if you plan to frame it.

How to stitch it

  1. Find the centre of your fabric by folding it in half both ways.
  2. The PDF marks the chart centre with arrows; start there and count outwards.
  3. Use 2 strands on 14-count (3 on 11-count, 1–2 on 18-count).
  4. Stitch each colour’s larger areas first, then outlines, then single stitches.

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Licence

This design is original to Cross Stitch Makers and shared under CC BY 4.0. Stitch it, gift it or sell the finished piece. If you republish the chart itself or an adaptation, credit this site.

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