Christmas nutcracker toy soldier in a red coat cross stitch pattern

19 × 53 stitches 7 colors 1.4 × 3.8 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 1.4 × 3.8 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 321 Red
DMC 310 Black
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 951 Light Tawny
DMC 3346 Hunter Green

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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 wooden nutcracker soldier standing bolt upright on a green block, facing you. He wears a tall flat-topped black hat with gold bands and a gold diamond badge, a red coat with gold epaulettes, two gold bars on the chest, gold cuffs and a black belt with a gold buckle, white trousers and black boots. White hair and a white beard that comes to a point frame the face: two square dark eyes, a black mustache turned up at the ends and a row of five big white teeth. The left half mirrors the right exactly. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 19 by 53 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

19 stitches wide by 53 high: 797 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865, Red 321 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	1.7 × 4.8	4.4 × 12.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.4 × 3.8	3.4 × 9.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.2 × 3.3	3.0 × 8.4
18-count Aida	1.1 × 2.9	2.7 × 7.5
22-count Hardanger	0.9 × 2.4	2.2 × 6.1

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	231	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	154	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	122	Find it
+	DMC 310 Black	112	Find it
■	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	80	Find it
O	DMC 951 Light Tawny	53	Find it
◆	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	45	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.