Family handprint: three nested hands in three colors cross stitch pattern

57 × 55 stitches 3 colors 4.1 × 3.9 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 4.1 × 3.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 3 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 3 threads ↓

DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
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

Three handprints nested one inside another, the way a family prints its hands together: a big blue hand, a smaller pink hand in its palm and a small pale yellow hand in the palm of that one. All three are open hands with the fingers up and the thumb out to the left, and every hand has four fingers and a thumb. Each is one flat color with no outline, so each color is the edge of the next. No name or date is drawn. Full crosses only. It is 57 by 55 stitches and uses three thread colors.

57 stitches wide by 55 high: 2,116 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Dark Baby Blue 322, Medium Salmon 3712, Light Straw 3822).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.2 × 5.0	13.2 × 12.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.1 × 3.9	10.3 × 10.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.6 × 3.4	9.0 × 8.7
18-count Aida	3.2 × 3.1	8.0 × 7.8
22-count Hardanger	2.6 × 2.5	6.6 × 6.3

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 322 Dark Baby Blue	1,375	Find it
X	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	541	Find it
▲	DMC 3822 Light Straw	200	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.