Rib cage X-ray with white skeleton ribs on dark film cross stitch pattern

39 × 51 stitches 3 colors 2.8 × 3.6 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 × 10 in (the design is 2.8 × 3.6 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 939 Very Dark Navy Blue
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 931 Medium 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 chest X-ray: a white rib cage on a solid navy film. Two collarbones run across the top, the breastbone runs down the middle, and nine pairs of ribs step out and down from it on each side, with small blocks of the spine above the collarbones and below the breastbone. Bands of gray blue mark the cartilage beside the breastbone and along the lower edge of the ribs. There is no outline thread: the film is stitched all over, a solid block of 1,989 stitches, and the left half mirrors the right exactly. A piece for a small frame or a card. Full crosses only.

39 stitches wide by 51 high: 1,989 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Very Dark Navy Blue 939, Winter White 3865, Medium Antique Blue 931).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.5 × 4.6	9.0 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.8 × 3.6	7.1 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.4 × 3.2	6.2 × 8.1
18-count Aida	2.2 × 2.8	5.5 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	1.8 × 2.3	4.5 × 5.9

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 939 Very Dark Navy Blue	1,312	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	573	Find it
▲	DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue	104	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.