Red fire engine with a ladder on top, a fire truck cross stitch pattern

64 × 32 stitches 6 colors 4.6 × 2.3 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 × 9 in (the design is 4.6 × 2.3 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 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue

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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 red fire engine seen from the side and facing right, with a long ladder racked on the roof behind the cab and reaching past the tail. The cab has pale blue windows and a pale yellow lamp on its roof, a pale yellow stripe runs the length of the truck, and two gray locker doors sit between the two dark gray wheels. A pale yellow headlight, and gray bumpers at the front and the back. Dark brown outline. No number, name or crest is drawn. Full crosses only. It is 64 by 32 stitches and uses six thread colors.

64 stitches wide by 32 high: 1,327 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Red 321, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Pewter Gray 413 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.8 × 2.9	14.8 × 7.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.6 × 2.3	11.6 × 5.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.0 × 2.0	10.2 × 5.1
18-count Aida	3.6 × 1.8	9.0 × 4.5
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 1.5	7.4 × 3.7

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	447	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	390	Find it
▲	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	152	Find it
+	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	128	Find it
■	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	120	Find it
O	DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	90	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.