Circus elephant in a party hat balancing on a drum cross stitch pattern

56 × 51 stitches 7 colors 4.0 × 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 10 × 10 in (the design is 4.0 × 3.6 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 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 321 Red
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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 gray circus elephant standing on a low red drum, seen from the side and facing right, with its trunk thrown up in front of it and one front foot lifted. It wears a small red party hat with a gold band and a gold pompom. It has a pale gray ear flap, a dark eye with a white glint, a paler gray band along the top of its head and back, white toenails, the two far legs in darker gray and a thin tail that ends in a dark tuft. The drum is red between two gold rims, with a row of four white pennants under the top rim. Dark brown outline round every part. Full crosses only.

56 stitches wide by 51 high: 1,483 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Light Steel Gray 318, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Pearl Gray 415 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.1 × 4.6	12.9 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.0 × 3.6	10.2 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.5 × 3.2	8.9 × 8.1
18-count Aida	3.1 × 2.8	7.9 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 2.3	6.5 × 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 318 Light Steel Gray	626	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	335	Find it
▲	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	137	Find it
+	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	136	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	130	Find it
O	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	78	Find it
◆	DMC 3865 Winter White	41	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.