Red tow truck with a yellow boom and hook cross stitch pattern

53 × 33 stitches 6 colors 3.8 × 2.4 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 10 × 9 in (the design is 3.8 × 2.4 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
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 tow truck seen from the side, facing right. A golden yellow boom slopes up from behind the cab to beyond the back of the truck, and a thin dark cable hangs straight down from its tip to a hook. The cab has a pale blue window and a yellow warning lamp on its roof. A small gray winch sits at the foot of the boom, and the truck has a low flat red deck, a gray headlamp and front bumper, and two dark gray wheels with pale gray hubs. A dark brown outline runs round every part. Full crosses only. It is 53 by 33 stitches and uses six thread colors.

53 stitches wide by 33 high: 859 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321, Dark Pewter Gray 413 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.8 × 3.0	12.2 × 7.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.8 × 2.4	9.6 × 6.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.3 × 2.1	8.4 × 5.2
18-count Aida	2.9 × 1.8	7.5 × 4.7
22-count Hardanger	2.4 × 1.5	6.1 × 3.8

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	286	Find it
X	DMC 321 Red	246	Find it
▲	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	152	Find it
+	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	74	Find it
■	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	69	Find it
O	DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	32	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.