Red London bus, a double-decker bus seen from the side cross stitch pattern

49 × 29 stitches 8 colors 3.5 × 2.1 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 10 × 9 in (the design is 3.5 × 2.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 321 Red
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 350 Medium Coral
DMC 815 Medium Garnet
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray

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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 double-decker bus of the old London kind, seen from the side and facing left. Two level rows of pale blue windows, six above and five below, run along the red body with a white band between the decks; the roof is a lighter red and the skirt along the bottom a darker red. A dark gray opening at the back of the lower deck is the boarding platform, a small white headlamp sits low at the front, and two dark gray wheels with lighter hubs are set up under round arches. No number, name or lettering is drawn on it. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only.

49 stitches wide by 29 high: 1,296 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Red 321, Very Light Antique Blue 3752, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 2.6	11.3 × 6.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.5 × 2.1	8.9 × 5.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 1.8	7.8 × 4.6
18-count Aida	2.7 × 1.6	6.9 × 4.1
22-count Hardanger	2.2 × 1.3	5.7 × 3.3

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	396	Find it
X	DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	330	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	166	Find it
+	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	140	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	98	Find it
O	DMC 350 Medium Coral	88	Find it
◆	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	54	Find it
=	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	24	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.