French castle: chateau with two towers and a garden cross stitch pattern

60 × 60 stitches 6 colors 4.3 × 4.3 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 × 11 in (the design is 4.3 × 4.3 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 930 Dark Antique Blue
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
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 French chateau seen from the front, in pale gold stone under blue-gray slate roofs, the same left and right to the stitch. A tower stands at each end under a tall pointed cone roof that overhangs it, with a small pale gold cap on its point; just under each cone a dark line crosses the tower with a row of small dark notches beneath it, and each tower has two tall narrow windows. Between the towers the main range has a level slate roof with three square dormer windows and two chimneys, four tall narrow windows and an arched brown door in the middle.

60 stitches wide by 60 high: 2,656 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Light Straw 3822, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.5 × 5.5	13.9 × 13.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.3 × 4.3	10.9 × 10.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.8 × 3.8	9.5 × 9.5
18-count Aida	3.3 × 3.3	8.5 × 8.5
22-count Hardanger	2.7 × 2.7	6.9 × 6.9

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 3822 Light Straw	926	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	702	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	472	Find it
+	DMC 930 Dark Antique Blue	358	Find it
■	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	128	Find it
O	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	70	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. 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.