Horse head in profile with a blaze and flowing mane cross stitch pattern

49 × 47 stitches 3 colors 3.5 × 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 10 × 10 in (the design is 3.5 × 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 919 Red Copper
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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

The head and neck of a horse seen exactly from the side and facing left: a red-brown coat, two pricked ears, a dark eye with one white glint, a white blaze down the long face, a dark nostril and a short line for the jaw. A dark brown mane streams out behind the arched neck in four pointed locks, and a dark forelock sits under the far ear. A dark brown outline runs round the head and neck, which are cut off square at the chest. No bridle. Full crosses only. It is 49 by 47 stitches and uses three thread colors.

49 stitches wide by 47 high: 1,428 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Red Copper 919, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 4.3	11.3 × 10.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.5 × 3.4	8.9 × 8.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 2.9	7.8 × 7.5
18-count Aida	2.7 × 2.6	6.9 × 6.6
22-count Hardanger	2.2 × 2.1	5.7 × 5.4

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 919 Red Copper	1,014	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	381	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	33	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.