Folk art string of five red chile peppers cross stitch pattern

51 × 25 stitches 3 colors 3.6 × 1.8 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 × 8 in (the design is 3.6 × 1.8 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 666 Bright Red
DMC 972 Deep Canary
DMC 700 Bright 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 string of five red chili peppers hung up to dry, in flat bright colors. Each pepper hangs tip down by a short green stalk and cap from a gold cord that sags toward the middle. The middle pepper is the longest and hangs straight, and the two on each side curl their tips outward. There is no outline and no shading, and the left side mirrors the right exactly. Full crosses only. It is 51 by 25 stitches and uses three thread colors.

51 stitches wide by 25 high: 529 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Bright Red 666, Deep Canary 972, Bright Green 700).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.6 × 2.3	11.8 × 5.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 1.8	9.3 × 4.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.2 × 1.6	8.1 × 4.0
18-count Aida	2.8 × 1.4	7.2 × 3.5
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 1.1	5.9 × 2.9

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 666 Bright Red	368	Find it
X	DMC 972 Deep Canary	106	Find it
▲	DMC 700 Bright Green	55	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.