Red Nordic Christmas heart with a white snowflake cross stitch pattern

45 × 43 stitches 3 colors 3.2 × 3.1 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 × 10 in (the design is 3.2 × 3.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 3 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 3 threads ↓

DMC 321 Red
DMC 815 Medium Garnet
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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 big red heart with a darker red rim and one white snowflake in the middle of it, in the red and white of a Nordic Christmas. The snowflake has eight arms, with a pair of slanting branches on each upright and level arm, and sits well inside the heart with red all round it. The heart is stitched solid and mirrors exactly, left and right. Full crosses only. It is 45 by 43 stitches and uses three thread colors.

45 stitches wide by 43 high: 1,316 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Red 321, Medium Garnet 815, Winter White 3865).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.1 × 3.9	10.4 × 9.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.2 × 3.1	8.2 × 7.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.8 × 2.7	7.1 × 6.8
18-count Aida	2.5 × 2.4	6.3 × 6.1
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 2.0	5.2 × 5.0

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	962	Find it
X	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	189	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	165	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.