Pharmacy mortar and pestle with two capsules cross stitch pattern

43 × 31 stitches 7 colors 3.1 × 2.2 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 × 2.2 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 321 Red
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

A gray stone mortar with a brown wooden pestle leaning in the bowl, and a red and white capsule lying on each side of its foot. The mortar is a deep bowl with a pale lip, a dark hollow, a short waist and a wider foot, lit down its left edge and shaded down its right. The two capsules are a mirrored pair with round ends. A pharmacy emblem with no lettering, for a pharmacist, a chemist or anyone in medical work. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 43 by 31 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

43 stitches wide by 31 high: 583 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Light Steel Gray 318, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Pearl Gray 415 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.9 × 2.8	9.9 × 7.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.1 × 2.2	7.8 × 5.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.7 × 1.9	6.8 × 4.9
18-count Aida	2.4 × 1.7	6.1 × 4.4
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 1.4	5.0 × 3.6

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 318 Light Steel Gray	179	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	142	Find it
▲	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	80	Find it
+	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	64	Find it
■	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	62	Find it
O	DMC 321 Red	28	Find it
◆	DMC 3865 Winter White	28	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.