Christmas pudding with white icing and holly on a plate cross stitch pattern

47 × 39 stitches 7 colors 3.4 × 2.8 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 × 9 in (the design is 3.4 × 2.8 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 989 Forest Green
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 dark brown Christmas pudding on a white plate, with white icing over the top and a sprig of holly stuck in it. The icing runs down the pudding in rounded drips of different lengths. The holly has two green leaves rising in a V, each with a paler vein, and three red berries where they meet. Ten small dark flecks of fruit are scattered over the pudding. The plate is a wide white oval with a pale blue-gray shade along its near rim. Everything mirrors left to right except the fruit flecks. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 47 by 39 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

47 stitches wide by 39 high: 1,126 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.3 × 3.5	10.9 × 9.0
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.4 × 2.8	8.5 × 7.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.9 × 2.4	7.5 × 6.2
18-count Aida	2.6 × 2.2	6.6 × 5.5
22-count Hardanger	2.1 × 1.8	5.4 × 4.5

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 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	376	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	330	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	226	Find it
+	DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	95	Find it
■	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	58	Find it
O	DMC 989 Forest Green	26	Find it
◆	DMC 321 Red	15	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.