Christmas lights: three big bulbs on a wire with a plug cross stitch pattern

64 × 26 stitches 10 colors 4.6 × 1.9 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 × 8 in (the design is 4.6 × 1.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 10 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 10 threads ↓

DMC 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 815 Medium Garnet
DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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

The end of a string of Christmas lights: three big old-fashioned bulbs, red, yellow and blue, hanging from a dark green wire that loops up between them. Each bulb is a pointed flame shape with a white streak of light on its left and a darker shade down its right, set in a green ribbed socket. After the last bulb the cord drops to a dark green plug with two gold prongs. Dark brown outline round each bulb. Full crosses only. It is 64 by 26 stitches and uses ten thread colors.

64 stitches wide by 26 high: 680 full cross stitches in 10 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Pistachio Green 890, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321 and 7 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.8 × 2.4	14.8 × 6.0
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.6 × 1.9	11.6 × 4.7
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.0 × 1.6	10.2 × 4.1
18-count Aida	3.6 × 1.4	9.0 × 3.7
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 1.2	7.4 × 3.0

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 890 Ultra Dark Pistachio Green	246	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	102	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	64	Find it
+	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	64	Find it
■	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	64	Find it
O	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	45	Find it
◆	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	30	Find it
=	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	25	Find it
★	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	25	Find it
#	DMC 3865 Winter White	15	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.