Basketball hoop with ball on the rim, backboard and net cross stitch pattern

55 × 47 stitches 5 colors 3.9 × 3.4 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 10 × 10 in (the design is 3.9 × 3.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 321 Red
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray

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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 basketball goal seen from the front with the ball at the rim. A white backboard with a dark outline carries a red painted square; in front of it an orange basketball with dark seams sits in the red rim, its lowest rows hidden behind the rim, and a white net with a gray square mesh hangs below, narrowing a little toward its lower end. The left half mirrors the right exactly. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 55 by 47 stitches and uses five thread colors.

55 stitches wide by 47 high: 2,165 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Autumn Gold 3853 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.0 × 4.3	12.7 × 10.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.9 × 3.4	10.0 × 8.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.4 × 2.9	8.7 × 7.5
18-count Aida	3.1 × 2.6	7.8 × 6.6
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 2.1	6.3 × 5.4

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 3865 Winter White	1,284	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	372	Find it
▲	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	256	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	137	Find it
■	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	116	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.