Stained glass cupcake with a cherry, arched window cross stitch pattern

35 × 42 stitches 8 colors 2.5 × 3.0 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 9 × 9 in (the design is 2.5 × 3.0 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 310 Black
DMC 996 Medium Electric Blue
DMC 3705 Dark Melon
DMC 975 Dark Golden Brown
DMC 741 Medium Tangerine
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 995 Dark Electric Blue
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 cupcake with a cherry on top in a round-topped window, in the manner of a small stained glass panel: every shape is a flat pane of one color, with a black line one stitch wide between panes and round the whole window. Three tiers of pink icing, each narrower than the one below, are piled on a paper case of five upright pleats in light and dark amber, with a red cherry on top, and the cupcake stands on a brown shelf. The glass behind is light blue, with a strip of darker blue at each side below a bar.

35 stitches wide by 42 high: 1,344 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Black 310, Medium Electric Blue 996, Dark Melon 3705 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.2 × 3.8	8.1 × 9.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.5 × 3.0	6.3 × 7.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.2 × 2.6	5.6 × 6.7
18-count Aida	1.9 × 2.3	4.9 × 5.9
22-count Hardanger	1.6 × 1.9	4.0 × 4.8

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 310 Black	392	Find it
X	DMC 996 Medium Electric Blue	384	Find it
▲	DMC 3705 Dark Melon	267	Find it
+	DMC 975 Dark Golden Brown	99	Find it
■	DMC 741 Medium Tangerine	77	Find it
O	DMC 921 Copper	54	Find it
◆	DMC 995 Dark Electric Blue	42	Find it
=	DMC 321 Red	29	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.