Dagger with red rose, old school tattoo style cross stitch pattern

43 × 62 stitches 9 colors 3.1 × 4.4 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 × 11 in (the design is 3.1 × 4.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 9 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 9 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 350 Medium Coral
DMC 321 Red
DMC 815 Medium Garnet
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 318 Light Steel 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

A dagger standing point down with a full red rose across its blade: a round gold pommel, a red grip bound with two gray bands, a gold crossguard and a gray blade whose point shows below the bloom. The rose has darker red petal lines turning around its center and a green leaf on each side. Outlined in dark brown. It is 43 by 62 stitches and uses nine thread colors.

43 stitches wide by 62 high: 978 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Coral 350, Red 321 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.9 × 5.6	9.9 × 14.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.1 × 4.4	7.8 × 11.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.7 × 3.9	6.8 × 9.8
18-count Aida	2.4 × 3.4	6.1 × 8.7
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 2.8	5.0 × 7.2

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	229	Find it
X	DMC 350 Medium Coral	193	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	147	Find it
+	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	101	Find it
■	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	100	Find it
O	DMC 989 Forest Green	90	Find it
◆	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	72	Find it
=	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	26	Find it
★	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	20	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.