Finished size: 8-1/2” long x 9-3/4” across bottom

Option B:
R1-10
XSt: 5 rounds
2 rounds hdc
2 rounds sc

The cross stitch wasn’t defined in the pattern so the way I did it was to skip 1 st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st working behind the current st, all worked in the back loop.

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