Classic red British telephone box cross stitch pattern

19 × 48 stitches 6 colors 1.4 × 3.4 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 × 3.4 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 321 Red
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 815 Medium Garnet

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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

The red telephone box of British streets and village greens, seen square on: a tall narrow red box with a shallow domed roof, a plain white sign panel under the dome, a door glazed in eighteen small pale blue panes, three across and six down, between red bars, a solid panel at the foot edged in darker red, and a dark gray plinth a little wider than the box. The sign is left blank; no crown and no lettering are drawn. The left half mirrors the right exactly. A small tall piece for a card front, a narrow frame or the top of a bookmark. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only.

19 stitches wide by 48 high: 798 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Red 321, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Very Light Antique Blue 3752 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	1.7 × 4.4	4.4 × 11.1
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.4 × 3.4	3.4 × 8.7
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.2 × 3.0	3.0 × 7.6
18-count Aida	1.1 × 2.7	2.7 × 6.8
22-count Hardanger	0.9 × 2.2	2.2 × 5.5

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 321 Red	361	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	163	Find it
▲	DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	162	Find it
+	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	51	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	33	Find it
O	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	28	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.