Lit match, a burning match with a red head and flame cross stitch pattern

41 × 24 stitches 5 colors 2.9 × 1.7 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 × 8 in (the design is 2.9 × 1.7 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 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 815 Medium Garnet

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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 lit match held level, with one tall flame standing straight up from its head. The stick is pale yellow wood inside a dark brown outline, with a round red head at its right-hand end. The flame is a teardrop with one point: a deep red edge, then red, an orange flame inside and a pale yellow heart low in the middle. It wraps round the head and shows a little below the end of the stick. Nothing else is drawn: no hand, no box and no smoke. Small: 354 stitches. Full crosses only. It is 41 by 24 stitches and uses five thread colors.

41 stitches wide by 24 high: 354 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Pale Yellow 744, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.7 × 2.2	9.5 × 5.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.9 × 1.7	7.4 × 4.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.6 × 1.5	6.5 × 3.8
18-count Aida	2.3 × 1.3	5.8 × 3.4
22-count Hardanger	1.9 × 1.1	4.7 × 2.8

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 744 Pale Yellow	105	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	81	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	72	Find it
+	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	50	Find it
■	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	46	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.