Big Apple with the New York City skyline inside cross stitch pattern

41 × 46 stitches 6 colors 2.9 × 3.3 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 9 × 10 in (the design is 2.9 × 3.3 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 321 Red
DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 783 Medium Topaz

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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

New York's nickname as a picture: a big red apple with a green stalk and one green leaf, and inside it a city skyline in dark navy silhouette. A stepped tower with a mast stands in the middle, a tower with a spire to its left and a flat-topped slab to its right, with a lower block at each side, and gold windows are lit in the three tall buildings. Under the skyline a band of blue river fills the bottom of the apple. Dark brown outline round the apple, the stalk and the leaf. Full crosses only. It is 41 by 46 stitches and uses six thread colors.

41 stitches wide by 46 high: 1,325 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Red 321, Very Dark Navy Blue 939, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.7 × 4.2	9.5 × 10.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.9 × 3.3	7.4 × 8.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.6 × 2.9	6.5 × 7.3
18-count Aida	2.3 × 2.6	5.8 × 6.5
22-count Hardanger	1.9 × 2.1	4.7 × 5.3

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 321 Red	709	Find it
X	DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue	231	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	162	Find it
+	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	152	Find it
■	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	50	Find it
O	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	21	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.