Cemetery gate with iron arch, bare tree and tombstone cross stitch pattern

64 × 51 stitches 6 colors 4.6 × 3.6 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 11 × 10 in (the design is 4.6 × 3.6 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 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 3346 Hunter Green

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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

The gate of an old cemetery beside a bare tree. Two gray stone gateposts, built in courses with a cap stone on each, hold a pair of closed iron gates: upright bars that end in points and stand taller toward the middle, tied by one rail near the top and one near the foot. An iron arch springs from post to post over the gates and carries a small cross at its top. To the left stands a leafless tree with a bent trunk and six upright twigs, and a small round-topped gravestone with nothing written on it stands at its foot.

64 stitches wide by 51 high: 1,461 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Light Steel Gray 318, Forest Green 989 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.8 × 4.6	14.8 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.6 × 3.6	11.6 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.0 × 3.2	10.2 × 8.1
18-count Aida	3.6 × 2.8	9.0 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.3	7.4 × 5.9

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	794	Find it
X	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	228	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	204	Find it
+	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	114	Find it
■	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	61	Find it
O	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	60	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.