Taj Mahal at night with crescent moon and stars, round cross stitch pattern

63 × 63 stitches 8 colors 4.5 × 4.5 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 11 × 11 in (the design is 4.5 × 4.5 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 939 Very Dark Navy Blue
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue
DMC 932 Light Antique Blue

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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 night scene for a hoop, filled edge to edge: the Taj Mahal under a crescent moon. The white building stands on a long white platform, with a pointed central dome and finial, a smaller dome on each side, four minarets and a tall arched doorway with a dark door. Pale gray shades the right side of each rounded part, and the arch and the four niches are a soft blue. A pale yellow crescent moon hangs on the left of the dark navy sky with three four-pointed stars and eight tiny single-stitch stars. Below the platform is dark blue water with eight short pale ripples.

63 stitches wide by 63 high: 3,125 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Very Dark Navy Blue 939, Winter White 3865, Medium Navy Blue 311 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 5.7	14.5 × 14.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 4.5	11.4 × 11.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 3.9	10.0 × 10.0
18-count Aida	3.5 × 3.5	8.9 × 8.9
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.9	7.3 × 7.3

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 939 Very Dark Navy Blue	1,494	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	546	Find it
▲	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	521	Find it
+	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	204	Find it
■	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	149	Find it
O	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	102	Find it
◆	DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue	69	Find it
=	DMC 932 Light Antique Blue	40	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.