Salt and pepper shakers with a red heart cross stitch pattern

42 × 24 stitches 7 colors 3.0 × 1.7 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 × 8 in (the design is 3.0 × 1.7 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 932 Light Antique Blue
DMC 321 Red
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
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 pair of glass salt and pepper shakers standing side by side, with a red heart between them. The two shakers are the same shape: a straight glass body in light blue, with a darker blue down the right side and along the foot, under a domed gray cap with three holes. The one on the left is full of white salt and the one on the right of dark gray pepper. The heart is plain red inside a dark line and touches neither shaker. Small: 666 stitches. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 42 by 24 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

42 stitches wide by 24 high: 666 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865, Dark Pewter Gray 413 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.8 × 2.2	9.7 × 5.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.0 × 1.7	7.6 × 4.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.6 × 1.5	6.7 × 3.8
18-count Aida	2.3 × 1.3	5.9 × 3.4
22-count Hardanger	1.9 × 1.1	4.8 × 2.8

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	172	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	117	Find it
▲	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	117	Find it
+	DMC 932 Light Antique Blue	86	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	66	Find it
O	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	54	Find it
◆	DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue	54	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.