Barber pole with red, white and blue stripes cross stitch pattern

13 × 40 stitches 6 colors 0.9 × 2.9 in on 14-count

A PDF for 14-count on US Letter paper: overview, symbol charts and thread list. Change the count or paper

You will need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, cut 7 × 9 in (the design is 0.9 × 2.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 321 Red
DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue
DMC 3822 Light Straw

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Fabric count and finished sizeCount is the number of squares per inch. Higher count makes the same design smaller; the stitches and thread colors stay the same. Sizes shown are the stitched area; allow extra fabric for finishing.

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About this pattern

A barber's pole standing upright: a glass cylinder of slanting red, white and dark blue stripes between two gold caps, with a round gold ball on top and another underneath. The stripes run down from left to right, the red and blue bands three stitches wide with white between them. Each cap has a paler top edge and each ball a small pale shine. Dark brown outline. No lettering. Full crosses only. It is 13 by 40 stitches and uses six thread colors.

13 stitches wide by 40 high: 400 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865, Medium Topaz 783 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	1.2 × 3.6	3.0 × 9.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	0.9 × 2.9	2.4 × 7.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	0.8 × 2.5	2.1 × 6.3
18-count Aida	0.7 × 2.2	1.8 × 5.6
22-count Hardanger	0.6 × 1.8	1.5 × 4.6

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

The fabric color changes the preview only: every cross matches your chart.

Thread list & pattern notes

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Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	118	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	72	Find it
▲	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	72	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	54	Find it
■	DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue	54	Find it
O	DMC 3822 Light Straw	30	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Previews show the exact chart.

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Count is the number of squares to the inch: 14-count fabric has 14, and a higher count makes the same design smaller. DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers most charts use.