School days sampler: schoolhouse, apple, pencil, slate cross stitch pattern

64 × 64 stitches 12 colors 4.6 × 4.6 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 × 11 in (the design is 4.6 × 4.6 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 12 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 12 threads ↓

DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 815 Medium Garnet
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
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 square sampler of four panes divided by plain blue bands, with one school thing in each pane. Top left: a little red schoolhouse seen from the front, with a gray roof, a gold bell in a white bell tower, a pale yellow door, a white window with two panes at each side and a strip of green grass. Top right: a red apple with a white shine, a darker red shaded side, a short stalk and a green leaf. Bottom left: a yellow pencil lying on the diagonal, with its point at the lower left and a pink eraser in a gray band at the upper right.

64 stitches wide by 64 high: 2,263 full cross stitches in 12 DMC colors (Medium Antique Blue 931, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321 and 9 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.8 × 5.8	14.8 × 14.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.6 × 4.6	11.6 × 11.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.0 × 4.0	10.2 × 10.2
18-count Aida	3.6 × 3.6	9.0 × 9.0
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.9	7.4 × 7.4

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 931 Medium Antique Blue	732	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	449	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	341	Find it
+	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	246	Find it
■	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	170	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	68	Find it
◆	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	66	Find it
=	DMC 989 Forest Green	63	Find it
★	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	48	Find it
#	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	40	Find it
A	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	21	Find it
*	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	19	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.