Wise man on a camel with a gift of gold under the star cross stitch pattern

44 × 54 stitches 9 colors 3.1 × 3.9 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 3.1 × 3.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 9 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 9 threads ↓

DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 553 Violet
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 951 Light Tawny
DMC 3822 Light Straw

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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

One of the three wise men riding a camel toward a big gold star. The king faces you: a gold crown with three points, a white beard, a purple robe and a gold chest held in front of him. He sits on a red saddle cloth with a gold hem. The pale golden-brown camel walks to the right in side view, with a long neck, a dark eye, a small ear, a tail and its two far legs in a darker brown. The five-point star stands in the sky ahead of the camel. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 44 by 54 stitches and uses nine thread colors.

44 stitches wide by 54 high: 1,136 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Pale Golden Brown 3827, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.0 × 4.9	10.2 × 12.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.1 × 3.9	8.0 × 9.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.8 × 3.4	7.0 × 8.6
18-count Aida	2.4 × 3.0	6.2 × 7.6
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 2.5	5.1 × 6.2

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 3827 Pale Golden Brown	340	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	334	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	136	Find it
+	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	136	Find it
■	DMC 553 Violet	61	Find it
O	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	52	Find it
◆	DMC 3865 Winter White	30	Find it
=	DMC 951 Light Tawny	30	Find it
★	DMC 3822 Light Straw	17	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.