Storm cloud with a lightning bolt, a gray thundercloud cross stitch pattern

41 × 46 stitches 5 colors 2.9 × 3.3 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 2.9 × 3.3 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 5 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 5 threads ↓

DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 783 Medium Topaz

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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 gray storm cloud with one yellow bolt of lightning dropping from its flat base. The cloud is light gray with a tall dome left of the middle, a lower dome to its right and a small puff at each end, shaded dark gray underneath in a scalloped band, inside a dark brown outline. The bolt is the classic zigzag: a short neck under the cloud, a wide waist and a long lower stroke that narrows to one sharp point, in pale yellow with a darker gold edge down its right side and a dark brown outline. No badge, emblem or letter is drawn. Full crosses only.

41 stitches wide by 46 high: 821 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Light Steel Gray 318, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Pewter Gray 413 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.7 × 4.2	9.5 × 10.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.9 × 3.3	7.4 × 8.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.6 × 2.9	6.5 × 7.3
18-count Aida	2.3 × 2.6	5.8 × 6.5
22-count Hardanger	1.9 × 2.1	4.7 × 5.3

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 318 Light Steel Gray	438	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	154	Find it
▲	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	114	Find it
+	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	88	Find it
■	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	27	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.