Shooting star with a red, orange and gold tail cross stitch pattern

47 × 22 stitches 4 colors 3.4 × 1.6 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 10 × 8 in (the design is 3.4 × 1.6 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 4 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 4 threads ↓

DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 321 Red

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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 gold five-point star with a dark brown outline flies level to the right and leaves three straight streaks behind it: red at the top, orange in the middle and gold at the bottom, each two rows deep, the orange one the longest. The streaks have no outline and each stops at the outline of the star. Full crosses only. It is 47 by 22 stitches and uses four thread colors.

47 stitches wide by 22 high: 376 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Medium Topaz 783, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Autumn Gold 3853 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.3 × 2.0	10.9 × 5.1
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.4 × 1.6	8.5 × 4.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.9 × 1.4	7.5 × 3.5
18-count Aida	2.6 × 1.2	6.6 × 3.1
22-count Hardanger	2.1 × 1.0	5.4 × 2.5

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 783 Medium Topaz	210	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	71	Find it
▲	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	60	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	35	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.