Santa Claus waving beside his sack cross stitch pattern

46 × 40 stitches 8 colors 3.3 × 2.9 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 3.3 × 2.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 951 Light Tawny
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon

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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 little Santa Claus standing front on and waving one green mitten, the other gripping the neck of a brown sack tied with gold. He wears a red suit with white fur trim, a dark belt with a gold buckle, dark boots and a red hat with a white pom-pom, and has pink cheeks and a white beard. It uses eight thread colors.

46 stitches wide by 40 high: 1,140 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321, Winter White 3865 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.2 × 3.6	10.6 × 9.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.3 × 2.9	8.3 × 7.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.9 × 2.5	7.3 × 6.3
18-count Aida	2.6 × 2.2	6.5 × 5.6
22-count Hardanger	2.1 × 1.8	5.3 × 4.6

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	345	Find it
X	DMC 321 Red	293	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	254	Find it
+	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	137	Find it
■	DMC 951 Light Tawny	40	Find it
O	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	36	Find it
◆	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	19	Find it
=	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	16	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.