Strawb

A Juicy Strawberry Motif

This chart takes a single strawberry and blows it up into a bold, graphic shape that fills the whole 25×25 grid. Two shades of green form a leafy calyx that curls around the top and side of the fruit, while a solid red body carries scattered black seed marks for texture. The oversized scale keeps the design readable at a glance and gives it a playful, modern feel rather than a tiny realistic fruit.

Skill Level and Time

Rated as a beginner pattern, this strawberry is a great pick for anyone just starting out with cross stitch. The shapes are large and mostly solid, so there's little fiddly color-changing, and the whole piece can realistically be finished in about 2 hours once you get into a rhythm with the stitching.

Palette and Stitch Count

The design uses just four colors total, split between the red fruit, two greens for the leaves, and black for the seed details. With only 259 stitches across the full 25×25 grid, it's compact enough to complete in a single sitting or two, making it a satisfying quick project for a coaster, a small hoop, or a patch on a bag. The limited palette also makes it easy to substitute floss colors if you want a different fruit-inspired mood.