House key with a little white house on a key ring cross stitch pattern

18 × 46 stitches 5 colors 1.3 × 3.3 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 8 × 10 in (the design is 1.3 × 3.3 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 415 Pearl Gray

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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 silver house key of the kind given for a new home, hanging from a round key ring. The part you hold is a little white house seen from the front, with a red roof, two gray windows and a red door; the blade runs straight down from the middle of it, with three even teeth cut in its right edge and a blunt point. The ring passes behind the top of the roof, and cloth shows through it. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 18 by 46 stitches and uses five thread colors.

18 stitches wide by 46 high: 422 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Light Steel Gray 318, Red 321 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	1.6 × 4.2	4.2 × 10.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.3 × 3.3	3.3 × 8.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.1 × 2.9	2.9 × 7.3
18-count Aida	1.0 × 2.6	2.5 × 6.5
22-count Hardanger	0.8 × 2.1	2.1 × 5.3

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	132	Find it
X	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	110	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	80	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	68	Find it
■	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	32	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.