Rainbow bridge dog memorial: a dog crossing a rainbow cross stitch pattern

64 × 50 stitches 10 colors 4.6 × 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 11 × 10 in (the design is 4.6 × 3.6 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 10 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 10 threads ↓

DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 553 Violet
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown

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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 small white dog with a brown ear and a brown patch on its back walks over the top of a rainbow, facing right with its tail up and a red collar on. The rainbow is a low, wide arch of six bands, red on the outside, then orange, yellow, green, blue and violet, and each end comes down into a white cloud with a pale blue underside. The space under the arch is bare cloth, where a name could be added; no bridge, name, date or wording is drawn. The rainbow and the clouds mirror left to right; the dog does not. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 64 by 50 stitches and uses ten thread colors.

64 stitches wide by 50 high: 1,468 full cross stitches in 10 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321 and 7 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.8 × 4.5	14.8 × 11.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.6 × 3.6	11.6 × 9.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.0 × 3.1	10.2 × 7.9
18-count Aida	3.6 × 2.8	9.0 × 7.1
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.3	7.4 × 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 3865 Winter White	440	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	294	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	147	Find it
+	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	122	Find it
■	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	112	Find it
O	DMC 989 Forest Green	98	Find it
◆	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	90	Find it
=	DMC 553 Violet	78	Find it
★	DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	48	Find it
#	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	39	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.