White carousel horse on a twisted gold pole cross stitch pattern

50 × 51 stitches 5 colors 3.6 × 3.6 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 3.6 × 3.6 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 3865 Winter White
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 321 Red
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue

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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 carousel horse seen from the side, leaping to the right on a gold pole. The pole runs straight down through the horse, striped with slanting white bands like twisted brass, with a round gold knob on top. The horse has a gold mane and a gold tail streaming back, gold hooves, a dark eye, a red noseband and a red saddle over a blue saddle cloth edged in gold. One front leg is tucked up and one hind leg is flung back. A dark brown outline runs round the horse and the pole. Full crosses only. It is 50 by 51 stitches and uses five thread colors.

50 stitches wide by 51 high: 914 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Old Gold 729 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 4.6	11.5 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 3.6	9.1 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 3.2	7.9 × 8.1
18-count Aida	2.8 × 2.8	7.1 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 2.3	5.8 × 5.9

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 3865 Winter White	385	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	283	Find it
▲	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	206	Find it
+	DMC 321 Red	22	Find it
■	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	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.