Santa Claus waving from his green sleigh cross stitch pattern

63 × 51 stitches 7 colors 4.5 × 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 11 × 10 in (the design is 4.5 × 3.6 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 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 321 Red
DMC 951 Light Tawny
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

Santa Claus sits in a green sleigh seen from the side and waves one red mitten. He faces you: a red hat that stands straight up with a white bobble and a white fur band, two dark eyes, pink cheeks, a pink nose and a full white beard over a red coat. The sleigh has a high back, a front that curls up, a gold band along its side and a long gold runner that curls up at the front, joined to the body by two short dark struts. Nothing pulls the sleigh and no sack is drawn. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 63 by 51 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

63 stitches wide by 51 high: 1,603 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Hunter Green 3346, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 4.6	14.5 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 3.6	11.4 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 3.2	10.0 × 8.1
18-count Aida	3.5 × 2.8	8.9 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.3	7.3 × 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 3346 Hunter Green	511	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	442	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	202	Find it
+	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	200	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	192	Find it
O	DMC 951 Light Tawny	40	Find it
◆	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	16	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.