Samurai in red armor with horned helmet and katana cross stitch pattern

34 × 42 stitches 7 colors 2.4 × 3.0 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 × 9 in (the design is 2.4 × 3.0 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 310 Black
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 321 Red
DMC 951 Light Tawny
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 415 Pearl Gray

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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 small samurai standing to face you in full armor, holding a katana upright in one fist. The helmet is a black bowl with two flat gold horns spread in a wide V and a gold band at the brow. A red neck guard hangs at each side of a stern face with two slanted dark eyes and a short straight mouth. He wears red shoulder plates edged in gold, a black breastplate crossed by two gold bands, a gray sash and a red plate skirt in two rows with a gold hem, over gray and black legs. The blade is pale gray with a darker edge, above a gold guard and a gold grip. Dark brown outline.

34 stitches wide by 42 high: 845 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Black 310, Medium Topaz 783 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.1 × 3.8	7.9 × 9.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.4 × 3.0	6.2 × 7.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.1 × 2.6	5.4 × 6.7
18-count Aida	1.9 × 2.3	4.8 × 5.9
22-count Hardanger	1.5 × 1.9	3.9 × 4.8

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	245	Find it
X	DMC 310 Black	191	Find it
▲	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	147	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	112	Find it
■	DMC 951 Light Tawny	60	Find it
O	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	57	Find it
◆	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	33	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.