Long distance love: two houses tied to one red heart cross stitch pattern

53 × 44 stitches 7 colors 3.8 × 3.1 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 10 × 10 in (the design is 3.8 × 3.1 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
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

Two little houses stand apart, each on its own green mound: one with a red roof on the left and one with a pink roof on the right. Each has white walls, a gold window and a brown door. A dotted line of single red stitches rises from each roof peak to one big red heart above the middle. Dark brown outline on the houses, the mounds and the heart. Full crosses only. It is 53 by 44 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

53 stitches wide by 44 high: 851 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321, Forest Green 989 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.8 × 4.0	12.2 × 10.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.8 × 3.1	9.6 × 8.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.3 × 2.8	8.4 × 7.0
18-count Aida	2.9 × 2.4	7.5 × 6.2
22-count Hardanger	2.4 × 2.0	6.1 × 5.1

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	285	Find it
X	DMC 321 Red	209	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	146	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	82	Find it
■	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	81	Find it
O	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	30	Find it
◆	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	18	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.