Brown leather school satchel with a pencil and a ruler cross stitch pattern

37 × 37 stitches 7 colors 2.6 × 2.6 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 2.6 × 2.6 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 921 Copper
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 919 Red Copper
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 744 Pale Yellow

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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 brown leather school satchel seen from the front. The flap comes down over the upper half and is held by two matching straps in a lighter orange, each with a gold buckle on the darker front of the bag below. A short handle stands on top in the middle. A yellow pencil with a sharpened point stands out of the top on the left, and a pale wooden ruler with dark marks down its edge on the right. The bag itself is the same left and right. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 37 by 37 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

37 stitches wide by 37 high: 1,149 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Copper 921, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red Copper 919 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.4 × 3.4	8.5 × 8.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.6 × 2.6	6.7 × 6.7
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.3 × 2.3	5.9 × 5.9
18-count Aida	2.1 × 2.1	5.2 × 5.2
22-count Hardanger	1.7 × 1.7	4.3 × 4.3

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 921 Copper	345	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	336	Find it
▲	DMC 919 Red Copper	282	Find it
+	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	88	Find it
■	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	42	Find it
O	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	35	Find it
◆	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	21	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.