Steaming blue coffee mug on a stack of three books cross stitch pattern

37 × 49 stitches 8 colors 2.6 × 3.5 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 2.6 × 3.5 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 321 Red
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown

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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 blue mug of coffee standing on a stack of three closed books, with three thin gray wisps of steam rising above it. The mug is seen from a little above, so its mouth is an oval with a white lip and brown coffee inside; it has a round handle on the right with an open hole for a finger and a short white glint on the left. The top book is red and the bottom one green, each with two gold bands, and the middle book is gold and lies the other way round, so its white pages show with one gray line along them. The mug and the books have a dark brown outline; the steam has none.

37 stitches wide by 49 high: 1,042 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Antique Blue 931, Hunter Green 3346 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.4 × 4.5	8.5 × 11.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.6 × 3.5	6.7 × 8.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.3 × 3.1	5.9 × 7.8
18-count Aida	2.1 × 2.7	5.2 × 6.9
22-count Hardanger	1.7 × 2.2	4.3 × 5.7

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	231	Find it
X	DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue	222	Find it
▲	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	135	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	125	Find it
■	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	116	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	111	Find it
◆	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	71	Find it
=	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	31	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. 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.