Teacher's pencil pot with pencils, a ruler and a heart cross stitch pattern

31 × 52 stitches 8 colors 2.2 × 3.7 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 × 10 in (the design is 2.2 × 3.7 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 3810 Dark Turquoise
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3808 Ultra Very Dark Turquoise
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3706 Medium Melon
DMC 415 Pearl Gray

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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 turquoise pot with a red heart on its front holds three things: a yellow pencil with a pink eraser and a gray metal band on the left, a wooden ruler with tick marks in the middle, and a yellow pencil with its sharpened point up on the right. You look a little way down into the pot, so the three stand behind its front lip with the darker inside showing between them. The pot has straight sides and a darker strip down its right side. The ruler carries marks only, no numbers. Dark brown outline; the heart has none. Full crosses only. It is 31 by 52 stitches and uses eight thread colors.

31 stitches wide by 52 high: 1,187 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Dark Turquoise 3810, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Pale Golden Brown 3827 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.8 × 4.7	7.2 × 12.0
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.2 × 3.7	5.6 × 9.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.9 × 3.3	4.9 × 8.3
18-count Aida	1.7 × 2.9	4.4 × 7.3
22-count Hardanger	1.4 × 2.4	3.6 × 6.0

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 3810 Dark Turquoise	409	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	312	Find it
▲	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	120	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	116	Find it
■	DMC 3808 Ultra Very Dark Turquoise	107	Find it
O	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	99	Find it
◆	DMC 3706 Medium Melon	15	Find it
=	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	9	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.