Pi Day pie with a red pi symbol cut in the crust cross stitch pattern

41 × 36 stitches 5 colors 2.9 × 2.6 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 9 × 9 in (the design is 2.9 × 2.6 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 321 Red

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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 whole pie in its tin, seen from the front and a little above, with a pi symbol cut out of the middle of its pastry lid so that red filling shows through. The lid is a pale golden oval, and darker baked lines mark the crimped rim all the way round. The gray tin shows as a curved band under the near edge. The pi has a bar that overhangs both legs, a thin left leg that sweeps to the left and a thicker right leg that kicks out to the right. The pie and its tin mirror left to right; the pi does not. Dark brown outline round the pie and the tin; the pi has none. Full crosses only.

41 stitches wide by 36 high: 1,194 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Pale Golden Brown 3827, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Copper 921 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.7 × 3.3	9.5 × 8.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.9 × 2.6	7.4 × 6.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.6 × 2.3	6.5 × 5.7
18-count Aida	2.3 × 2.0	5.8 × 5.1
22-count Hardanger	1.9 × 1.6	4.7 × 4.2

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 3827 Pale Golden Brown	581	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	185	Find it
▲	DMC 921 Copper	170	Find it
+	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	150	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	108	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.