Stained glass church window bookmark with a gold cross cross stitch pattern

27 × 53 stitches 7 colors 1.9 × 3.8 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 8 × 10 in (the design is 1.9 × 3.8 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 553 Violet
DMC 783 Medium Topaz

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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-arched church window in stained glass, made as a short bookmark: a gold cross standing in a chequer of small square panes in two blues, every pane closed in by dark lead lines. A red border runs all the way round under the arch, and in the head of the arch a violet band curves over a pale gold half-round pane. The cross is a Latin cross in gold with a paler core. Every square inside the window is stitched, and the left half mirrors the right exactly, colors included. Full crosses only. It is 27 by 53 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

27 stitches wide by 53 high: 1,355 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321, Baby Blue 3755 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.5 × 4.8	6.2 × 12.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.9 × 3.8	4.9 × 9.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.7 × 3.3	4.3 × 8.4
18-count Aida	1.5 × 2.9	3.8 × 7.5
22-count Hardanger	1.2 × 2.4	3.1 × 6.1

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	550	Find it
X	DMC 321 Red	266	Find it
▲	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	180	Find it
+	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	162	Find it
■	DMC 3822 Light Straw	83	Find it
O	DMC 553 Violet	62	Find it
◆	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	52	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.