Chinese New Year red paper lantern with a gold tassel cross stitch pattern

32 × 59 stitches 7 colors 2.3 × 4.2 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 × 11 in (the design is 2.3 × 4.2 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 321 Red
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 350 Medium Coral
DMC 815 Medium Garnet
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 3822 Light Straw

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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 round red Chinese paper lantern hanging on a short gold cord, the kind hung at Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival. The globe is wider than it is tall and is parted into five gores by four gold ribs that bow out with it: dark red at the two sides, red next to them and a lighter coral red down the middle. A flat gold collar sits above and below the globe, each pale at the top and darker at the bottom.

32 stitches wide by 59 high: 920 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Red 321, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Topaz 783 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.9 × 5.4	7.4 × 13.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.3 × 4.2	5.8 × 10.7
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.0 × 3.7	5.1 × 9.4
18-count Aida	1.8 × 3.3	4.5 × 8.3
22-count Hardanger	1.5 × 2.7	3.7 × 6.8

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	190	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	184	Find it
▲	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	168	Find it
+	DMC 350 Medium Coral	140	Find it
■	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	126	Find it
O	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	66	Find it
◆	DMC 3822 Light Straw	46	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. 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.