Yellow helicopter with a red stripe, side view cross stitch pattern

50 × 24 stitches 5 colors 3.6 × 1.7 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 × 8 in (the design is 3.6 × 1.7 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 598 Light Turquoise
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 321 Red

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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 little yellow helicopter seen from the side with its nose to the right. The front of the round cabin is pale turquoise glass and a red stripe runs along the cabin below it. One long gray rotor blade lies level across the top on a short mast, a thin yellow tail boom runs back to a small upright gray tail rotor, and one straight gray skid hangs underneath on two struts. A dark brown outline runs round every part. Full crosses only. It is 50 by 24 stitches and uses five thread colors.

50 stitches wide by 24 high: 497 full cross stitches in 5 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Topaz 783, Light Turquoise 598 and 2 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 2.2	11.5 × 5.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.6 × 1.7	9.1 × 4.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 1.5	7.9 × 3.8
18-count Aida	2.8 × 1.3	7.1 × 3.4
22-count Hardanger	2.3 × 1.1	5.8 × 2.8

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	247	Find it
X	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	101	Find it
▲	DMC 598 Light Turquoise	61	Find it
+	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	58	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	30	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.