Blue kitchen apron with a red heart and a pocket cross stitch pattern

45 × 43 stitches 4 colors 3.2 × 3.1 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 3.2 × 3.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 4 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 4 threads ↓

DMC 932 Light Antique Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue
DMC 321 Red

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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 bib apron held up flat by its neck loop, with a red heart on the bib and a square patch pocket on the skirt. The apron is light blue, with a darker blue for the neck loop, the waistband, the top hem of the pocket and the hem along the bottom; the bib widens in steps down to the waist, and a thin tie hangs loose from each end of the waistband. The left half mirrors the right exactly. Easy to stitch: four colors and under a thousand stitches. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 45 by 43 stitches and uses four thread colors.

45 stitches wide by 43 high: 789 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Light Antique Blue 932, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Antique Blue 931 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.1 × 3.9	10.4 × 9.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.2 × 3.1	8.2 × 7.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.8 × 2.7	7.1 × 6.8
18-count Aida	2.5 × 2.4	6.3 × 6.1
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 2.0	5.2 × 5.0

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 932 Light Antique Blue	377	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	196	Find it
▲	DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue	161	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	55	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.