Horse looking out of a red barn door with a barn star cross stitch pattern

53 × 61 stitches 9 colors 3.8 × 4.4 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 × 11 in (the design is 3.8 × 4.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 9 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 9 threads ↓

DMC 321 Red
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 815 Medium Garnet
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 783 Medium Topaz

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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 chestnut horse looks out over the half door of a red barn. The barn is seen from the gable end: red walls, a gray gambrel roof with white trim, and a white five-point barn star high in the gable. The top half of the big white-framed door is open on a dark gray stall, and the horse's head shows in it in profile, facing left, with a white blaze down its nose, a golden mane, a dark eye and nostril and two pricked ears. The closed bottom half is two dark red door panels, each braced with a white X. The barn stands on a strip of green grass.

53 stitches wide by 61 high: 2,529 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Red 321, Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.8 × 5.5	12.2 × 14.1
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.8 × 4.4	9.6 × 11.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.3 × 3.8	8.4 × 9.7
18-count Aida	2.9 × 3.4	7.5 × 8.6
22-count Hardanger	2.4 × 2.8	6.1 × 7.0

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 321 Red	1,028	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	390	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	293	Find it
+	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	284	Find it
■	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	200	Find it
O	DMC 921 Copper	152	Find it
◆	DMC 989 Forest Green	102	Find it
=	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	51	Find it
★	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	29	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.