Checkers board game set up with red and black pieces cross stitch pattern

60 × 60 stitches 5 colors 4.3 × 4.3 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 11 × 11 in (the design is 4.3 × 4.3 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 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 310 Black

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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 checkers (draughts) board seen from straight above at the start of a game: eight squares by eight in pale gold and hazelnut brown inside a dark brown rim, with twelve red pieces on the dark squares of the top three rows, twelve black pieces on the dark squares of the bottom three and the two middle rows empty. Each piece is a flat round disc in the middle of its square. The whole board is stitched solid, with no bare fabric inside the rim. Full crosses only. It is 60 by 60 stitches and uses five thread colors.

60 stitches wide by 60 high: 3,600 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Pale Golden Brown 3827, Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.5 × 5.5	13.9 × 13.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.3 × 4.3	10.9 × 10.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.8 × 3.8	9.5 × 9.5
18-count Aida	3.3 × 3.3	8.5 × 8.5
22-count Hardanger	2.7 × 2.7	6.9 × 6.9

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 3827 Pale Golden Brown	1,568	Find it
X	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	1,064	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	464	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	252	Find it
■	DMC 310 Black	252	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.