Stitch Puzzle

Snail on a leafFree cross-stitch pattern

Snail on a leaf is a cross-stitch pattern of 36 × 28 stitches from the Rainy Day album of Stitch Puzzle. It uses 4 DMC colours and 565 whole cross stitches, with no backstitch and no part stitches.

DMC 898 Coffee Brown Vy Dk covers the most cells, 203 stitches (36% of the design). The smallest amount is DMC 919 Red-Copper, with 110 stitches.

On 14-count Aida it measures 2.6 × 2.0 in (6.5 × 5.1 cm) and fits a 5-inch hoop. Cut the fabric at least 7 × 6 in (17 × 16 cm), so you have 2 in to spare on every side.

Stitches
36 × 28
Colours
4 DMC
14-count Aida
2.6 × 2.0 in
Hoop
5 in

See the chartStitch it in the free puzzle game

Snail on a leaf finished in cross stitch on Aida cloth
The finished picture, stitched

The printable chart

One square is one cross stitch. Bold lines mark every 10 stitches and the red arrows mark the centre, where most stitchers start. Download the full-size chart (PNG) or print this page.

Cross-stitch chart for Snail on a leaf: a 36 by 28 grid of symbols with a DMC thread key

DMC threads

Two strands for every stitch on 14-count Aida. 565 stitches in all.

SymbolDMCColourStitches
●898Coffee Brown Vy Dk203
■700Green Bright129
▲745Yellow Pale Light123
◆919Red-Copper110

Finished size: 2.6 × 2.0 in (6.5 × 5.1 cm) on 14-count Aida.

Stitch it in the free puzzle game

Snail on a leaf is picture 142 of 816 in Stitch Puzzle. Send thread spools round the hoop to pull the stitches out in the right order, and the game gives you this chart when you win.

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