Snowy bare winter tree with a red cardinal, round cross stitch pattern

57 × 57 stitches 6 colors 4.1 × 4.1 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 4.1 × 4.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 321 Red
DMC 815 Medium Garnet
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold

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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 winter scene, stitched solid inside a dark circle. One bare dark brown tree stands in the middle against a pale blue sky, with white snow lying along the top of every bough and on the tip of its leader. A red cardinal sits at the end of the low bough on the right, facing left, with a pointed crest, a dark mask, an orange beak and two orange feet. A white snowdrift fills the bottom of the circle and nine single white stitches of falling snow dot the sky. No words are drawn. Full crosses only. It is 57 by 57 stitches and uses six thread colors.

57 stitches wide by 57 high: 2,561 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Baby Blue 3755, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.2 × 5.2	13.2 × 13.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.1 × 4.1	10.3 × 10.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.6 × 3.6	9.0 × 9.0
18-count Aida	3.2 × 3.2	8.0 × 8.0
22-count Hardanger	2.6 × 2.6	6.6 × 6.6

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 3755 Baby Blue	1,564	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	459	Find it
▲	DMC 3865 Winter White	450	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	64	Find it
■	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	16	Find it
O	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	8	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.