Pink brain on a white plate with a fork, from above cross stitch pattern

60 × 45 stitches 6 colors 4.3 × 3.2 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 11 × 10 in (the design is 4.3 × 3.2 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 3721 Dark Shell Pink

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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

Seen from straight above, as a place is laid at a table: a pink brain in the middle of a round white dinner plate, with a gray fork lying to the left of the plate. The brain is an oval split from front to back by one dark groove into two matching halves, each covered in short winding folds of darker pink. The plate has a thin pale gray ring inside its rim. The fork has three broad tines pointing away, a thin neck and a long handle, paler along its left edge. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 60 by 45 stitches and uses six thread colors.

60 stitches wide by 45 high: 1,902 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Salmon 3712 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.5 × 4.1	13.9 × 10.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.3 × 3.2	10.9 × 8.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.8 × 2.8	9.5 × 7.1
18-count Aida	3.3 × 2.5	8.5 × 6.3
22-count Hardanger	2.7 × 2.0	6.9 × 5.2

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	616	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	411	Find it
▲	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	370	Find it
+	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	193	Find it
■	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	162	Find it
O	DMC 3721 Dark Shell Pink	150	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.