Nut and bolt: steel hex bolt with a brass nut cross stitch pattern

49 × 21 stitches 7 colors 3.5 × 1.5 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 3.5 × 1.5 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 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 3822 Light Straw

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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 steel hex bolt lying on its side with a brass nut run part way along its thread. The head is at the left, in three bands of gray from pale at the top to dark underneath, with its outer corners cut off. A plain length of shank comes next, then the thread, drawn as upright dark lines. The nut is gold, pale on top and darker below, and the threaded end of the bolt shows again to its right. Dark brown outline round every part. Full crosses only. It is 49 by 21 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

49 stitches wide by 21 high: 695 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Light Steel Gray 318, Dark Pewter Gray 413 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 1.9	11.3 × 4.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.5 × 1.5	8.9 × 3.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 1.3	7.8 × 3.3
18-count Aida	2.7 × 1.2	6.9 × 3.0
22-count Hardanger	2.2 × 1.0	5.7 × 2.4

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	159	Find it
X	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	158	Find it
▲	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	150	Find it
+	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	81	Find it
■	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	69	Find it
O	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	39	Find it
◆	DMC 3822 Light Straw	39	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.