Nutcracker snow globe: a toy soldier in falling snow cross stitch pattern

53 × 56 stitches 8 colors 3.8 × 4.0 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 × 10 in (the design is 3.8 × 4.0 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 932 Light Antique Blue
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 310 Black
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 815 Medium Garnet
DMC 951 Light Tawny

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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 Christmas snow globe with a nutcracker soldier standing inside. He stands to attention in the snow in a red coat with gold epaulettes and a gold buckle, a black belt, white gloves, white trousers and black boots; he has a tall black hat with a gold band and a red plume, white hair at each side of his face, two dark eyes, a black mustache over a row of bared teeth and a white beard. Nineteen single white snowflakes fall through the pale blue glass, a white streak of light lies on its upper left, and white snow lies in a drift across the bottom, a little higher at the left.

53 stitches wide by 56 high: 2,402 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Light Antique Blue 932, Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.8 × 5.1	12.2 × 12.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.8 × 4.0	9.6 × 10.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.3 × 3.5	8.4 × 8.9
18-count Aida	2.9 × 3.1	7.5 × 7.9
22-count Hardanger	2.4 × 2.5	6.1 × 6.5

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 932 Light Antique Blue	1,076	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	478	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	403	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	204	Find it
■	DMC 310 Black	100	Find it
O	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	78	Find it
◆	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	37	Find it
=	DMC 951 Light Tawny	26	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.