Dalmatian dog face with a red collar in a blue round cross stitch pattern

51 × 51 stitches 5 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: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 310 Black
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 Dalmatian looks straight out of a round blue picture, stitched edge to edge inside a dark brown ring. Its face is white, with two black ears hanging down at the sides, two dark eyes each with a white glint, a wide dark nose, a small smile and black spots on the forehead and cheeks. Under the chin is a red collar, and below it white shoulders scattered with black spots run down to the ring. Blue fills the rest of the round. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 51 by 51 stitches and uses five thread colors.

51 stitches wide by 51 high: 2,053 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Dark Baby Blue 322, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.6 × 4.6	11.8 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 3.6	9.3 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.2 × 3.2	8.1 × 8.1
18-count Aida	2.8 × 2.8	7.2 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 2.3	5.9 × 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 3865 Winter White	773	Find it
X	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	638	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	370	Find it
+	DMC 310 Black	234	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	38	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.