Compass rose in a ring with a red north point cross stitch pattern

50 × 50 stitches 6 colors 3.6 × 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 10 × 10 in (the design is 3.6 × 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 939 Very Dark Navy Blue
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3822 Light Straw

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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

An eight-point compass rose inside a thin dark navy ring. The four long points reach the ring and are each split down the middle, white on one half and blue on the other, with the dark half of the north point in red; four shorter gold points lie between them, split light and dark, and a small gold boss sits at the center. There are no letters. Dark navy outline. Full crosses only. It is 50 by 50 stitches and uses six thread colors.

50 stitches wide by 50 high: 1,232 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Very Dark Navy Blue 939, Winter White 3865, Dark Baby Blue 322 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 4.5	11.5 × 11.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 3.6	9.1 × 9.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 3.1	7.9 × 7.9
18-count Aida	2.8 × 2.8	7.1 × 7.1
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 2.3	5.8 × 5.8

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 939 Very Dark Navy Blue	408	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	308	Find it
▲	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	246	Find it
+	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	116	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	82	Find it
O	DMC 3822 Light Straw	72	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.