Folk art rocket ship in red, turquoise and gold cross stitch pattern

25 × 48 stitches 3 colors 1.8 × 3.4 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 8 × 10 in (the design is 1.8 × 3.4 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 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise
DMC 972 Deep Canary

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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 rocket standing on its flame, in flat bright color with no outline and no shading. It has a red nose with a gold band under it, a turquoise body with a round gold porthole and a row of five gold dots, a swept red fin on each side joined by a red band, and a red flame with gold at its heart. The left side mirrors the right exactly. Full crosses only. It is 25 by 48 stitches and uses three thread colors.

25 stitches wide by 48 high: 540 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Bright Red 666, Dark Bright Turquoise 3844, Deep Canary 972).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.3 × 4.4	5.8 × 11.1
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.8 × 3.4	4.5 × 8.7
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.6 × 3.0	4.0 × 7.6
18-count Aida	1.4 × 2.7	3.5 × 6.8
22-count Hardanger	1.1 × 2.2	2.9 × 5.5

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	275	Find it
X	DMC 3844 Dark Bright Turquoise	179	Find it
▲	DMC 972 Deep Canary	86	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.