Racing bike: orange road bicycle with drop handlebars cross stitch pattern

50 × 28 stitches 4 colors 3.6 × 2.0 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 × 8 in (the design is 3.6 × 2.0 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 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray

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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 road racing bicycle seen from the side, facing right, with nobody on it. The frame is burnt orange: a level top tube, a seat tube, a down tube and stays to the back wheel, with a fork to the front wheel. The two wheels are the same size, with thin dark tires, white faces, gray spokes and dark hubs. A narrow dark saddle sits high on a gray post, and dark drop handlebars curl forward and down from a gray stem. A gray crank with a dark pedal hangs between the wheels. There is no outline: every part is flat thread. Full crosses only. It is 50 by 28 stitches and uses four thread colors.

50 stitches wide by 28 high: 736 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Copper 921 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 2.5	11.5 × 6.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 2.0	9.1 × 5.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 1.8	7.9 × 4.4
18-count Aida	2.8 × 1.6	7.1 × 4.0
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 1.3	5.8 × 3.2

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 3865 Winter White	317	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	201	Find it
▲	DMC 921 Copper	125	Find it
+	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	93	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.