Bowling pin and red bowling ball for black fabric cross stitch pattern

33 × 42 stitches 3 colors 2.4 × 3.0 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 2.4 × 3.0 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 3 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 3 threads ↓

DMC 762 Very Light Pearl Gray
DMC 321 Red
DMC 815 Medium Garnet

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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 white bowling pin with two red stripes round its neck stands in front of a red bowling ball, drawn for black fabric. The ball has three finger holes left as bare cloth and a darker red shadow along its lower edge. There is no outline: the pin and the ball are flat color against the dark. Stitch it on black fabric: the holes and the background are the cloth. Full crosses only. It is 33 by 42 stitches and uses three thread colors.

33 stitches wide by 42 high: 733 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Very Light Pearl Gray 762, Red 321, Medium Garnet 815).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.0 × 3.8	7.6 × 9.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.4 × 3.0	6.0 × 7.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.1 × 2.6	5.2 × 6.7
18-count Aida	1.8 × 2.3	4.7 × 5.9
22-count Hardanger	1.5 × 1.9	3.8 × 4.8

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

Shown on black fabric, the cloth this design is for.

Thread list & pattern notes

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Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 762 Very Light Pearl Gray	404	Find it
X	DMC 321 Red	254	Find it
▲	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	75	Find it

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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.