Primitive cupcake with white icing and a cherry on top cross stitch pattern

30 × 36 stitches 6 colors 2.1 × 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 2.1 × 2.6 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3830 Terra Cotta
DMC ECRU Ecru
DMC 3045 Dark Yellow Beige
DMC 680 Dark Old Gold
DMC 975 Dark Golden Brown

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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 small mat stitched from edge to edge: a cupcake on a dark brown ground, inside a red border set with cream triangles all the way round. The cupcake has a tall mound of white icing with two tan swirl lines, a red cherry on the very top and a gold paper case with four darker pleat lines, narrower at the foot than at the rim. It stands on a tan strip like a tabletop. No outline and no shading. Full crosses only. It is 30 by 36 stitches and uses six thread colors.

30 stitches wide by 36 high: 1,080 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Terra Cotta 3830, Ecru ECRU and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.7 × 3.3	6.9 × 8.3
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.1 × 2.6	5.4 × 6.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.9 × 2.3	4.8 × 5.7
18-count Aida	1.7 × 2.0	4.2 × 5.1
22-count Hardanger	1.4 × 1.6	3.5 × 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	356	Find it
X	DMC 3830 Terra Cotta	284	Find it
▲	DMC ECRU Ecru	232	Find it
+	DMC 3045 Dark Yellow Beige	98	Find it
■	DMC 680 Dark Old Gold	78	Find it
O	DMC 975 Dark Golden Brown	32	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.