Minimalist bowling pins: three white pins on pink cross stitch pattern

43 × 38 stitches 4 colors 3.1 × 2.7 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 10 × 9 in (the design is 3.1 × 2.7 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 4 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 4 threads ↓

DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3852 Very Dark Straw
DMC 347 Very Dark 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

Three white bowling pins with two red bands round each neck, standing on a mustard gold floor against a salmon pink wall. The middle pin stands a little lower than the other two, as if nearer. Flat blocks of color with no outline and no shading, stitched from edge to edge, and the left side mirrors the right exactly. Full crosses only. It is 43 by 38 stitches, every square stitched, and uses four thread colors.

43 stitches wide by 38 high: 1,634 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Medium Salmon 3712, Winter White 3865, Very Dark Straw 3852 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.9 × 3.5	9.9 × 8.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.1 × 2.7	7.8 × 6.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.7 × 2.4	6.8 × 6.0
18-count Aida	2.4 × 2.1	6.1 × 5.4
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 1.7	5.0 × 4.4

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 3712 Medium Salmon	804	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	441	Find it
▲	DMC 3852 Very Dark Straw	353	Find it
+	DMC 347 Very Dark Salmon	36	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.