Basketball trophy: gold cup with a basketball in it cross stitch pattern

39 × 40 stitches 7 colors 2.8 × 2.9 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 9 × 9 in (the design is 2.8 × 2.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 921 Copper

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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 gold trophy cup with an orange basketball sitting in its mouth. The ball shows its upper part above the rim: dark seams, one upright, one level and a curved one each side, with a darker orange shade on the right. The cup has straight sides, a rounded bottom, a square-looped handle on each side, a slim stem and a spreading foot, and it stands on a brown wooden base with a blank pale plate. A pale streak of shine runs down the left of the bowl and a darker gold shade down its right side and under it. The shape mirrors left to right; the shading does not.

39 stitches wide by 40 high: 832 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Medium Old Gold 729, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Autumn Gold 3853 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.5 × 3.6	9.0 × 9.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.8 × 2.9	7.1 × 7.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.4 × 2.5	6.2 × 6.3
18-count Aida	2.2 × 2.2	5.5 × 5.6
22-count Hardanger	1.8 × 1.8	4.5 × 4.6

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 729 Medium Old Gold	307	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	254	Find it
▲	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	118	Find it
+	DMC 3822 Light Straw	49	Find it
■	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	46	Find it
O	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	34	Find it
◆	DMC 921 Copper	24	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.