Grandma and grandpa side by side with a red heart cross stitch pattern

53 × 41 stitches 10 colors 3.8 × 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 10 × 9 in (the design is 3.8 × 2.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 10 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 10 threads ↓

DMC 951 Light Tawny
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 761 Light Salmon

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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

Grandma and Grandpa side by side, head and shoulders, facing you with a red heart between them. She has silver hair in a top bun, round gold glasses, rosy cheeks and a pink top with a round white collar; he is bald with gray hair at the sides, the same gold glasses, gray eyebrows, a big gray mustache and a blue sweater over a white shirt. No words are drawn. A piece for a card or a small frame for Grandparents Day. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 53 by 41 stitches and uses ten thread colors.

53 stitches wide by 41 high: 1,612 full cross stitches in 10 DMC colors (Light Tawny 951, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Salmon 3712 and 7 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.8 × 3.7	12.2 × 9.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.8 × 2.9	9.6 × 7.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.3 × 2.6	8.4 × 6.5
18-count Aida	2.9 × 2.3	7.5 × 5.8
22-count Hardanger	2.4 × 1.9	6.1 × 4.7

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 951 Light Tawny	367	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	271	Find it
▲	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	260	Find it
+	DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue	255	Find it
■	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	187	Find it
O	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	86	Find it
◆	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	72	Find it
=	DMC 321 Red	55	Find it
★	DMC 3865 Winter White	37	Find it
#	DMC 761 Light Salmon	22	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.