Wicker picnic basket with a red gingham cloth cross stitch pattern

51 × 37 stitches 8 colors 3.6 × 2.6 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 × 9 in (the design is 3.6 × 2.6 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 321 Red
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

A wicker picnic basket seen from the front with its lid down. The body is woven in two straw golds between darker upright stakes, under a flat lid band and an arched brown carrying handle. A red and white gingham cloth is folded over the lid, and one corner of it hangs down the front of the basket to a stepped point in the middle. The basket and the cloth mirror left to right. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 51 by 37 stitches and uses eight thread colors.

51 stitches wide by 37 high: 1,312 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Light Straw 3822, Medium Old Gold 729, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.6 × 3.4	11.8 × 8.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 2.6	9.3 × 6.7
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.2 × 2.3	8.1 × 5.9
18-count Aida	2.8 × 2.1	7.2 × 5.2
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 1.7	5.9 × 4.3

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 3822 Light Straw	300	Find it
X	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	286	Find it
▲	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	285	Find it
+	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	122	Find it
■	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	94	Find it
O	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	90	Find it
◆	DMC 321 Red	81	Find it
=	DMC 3865 Winter White	54	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.