Decorated Indian elephant with red and gold blanket cross stitch pattern

48 × 29 stitches 7 colors 3.4 × 2.1 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 × 2.1 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 321 Red
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 761 Light Salmon
DMC 3810 Dark Turquoise
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 elephant seen from the side, facing left, dressed as for a festival. It wears a red cap with a gold band on its head and a red blanket over its back with two gold diamonds, a gold and a turquoise stripe along the top and along the bottom, and four red tassels under the hem, and it has a gold band on each ankle. It has a pink ear, a short white tusk, white toenails, a trunk that hangs down and curls forward at the tip, and a thin tail. A dark brown outline runs round the elephant and the blanket. Full crosses only. It is 48 by 29 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

48 stitches wide by 29 high: 936 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Light Steel Gray 318, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.4 × 2.6	11.1 × 6.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.4 × 2.1	8.7 × 5.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.0 × 1.8	7.6 × 4.6
18-count Aida	2.7 × 1.6	6.8 × 4.1
22-count Hardanger	2.2 × 1.3	5.5 × 3.3

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	456	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	233	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	95	Find it
+	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	73	Find it
■	DMC 761 Light Salmon	42	Find it
O	DMC 3810 Dark Turquoise	26	Find it
◆	DMC 3865 Winter White	11	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.