Scottish castle on a loch with the Saltire flag, round cross stitch pattern

60 × 60 stitches 8 colors 4.3 × 4.3 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 4.3 × 4.3 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 3752 Very Light Antique Blue
DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 553 Violet
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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 Highland scene stitched edge to edge inside a dark ring: a small gray stone castle on a rocky island in a loch, flying the Saltire. The castle is a square keep with an arched doorway and two window slits, between two lower towers with one window each; every wall top is battlemented, and the left side of the castle mirrors the right. From a pole on the keep the flag of Scotland, a white diagonal cross on blue, flies to the right.

60 stitches wide by 60 high: 2,828 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Very Light Antique Blue 3752, Medium Antique Blue 931, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.5 × 5.5	13.9 × 13.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.3 × 4.3	10.9 × 10.9
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.8 × 3.8	9.5 × 9.5
18-count Aida	3.3 × 3.3	8.5 × 8.5
22-count Hardanger	2.7 × 2.7	6.9 × 6.9

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 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	700	Find it
X	DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue	638	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	525	Find it
+	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	398	Find it
■	DMC 553 Violet	304	Find it
O	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	124	Find it
◆	DMC 989 Forest Green	74	Find it
=	DMC 3865 Winter White	65	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.