Yellow school bus with children at the windows cross stitch pattern

60 × 29 stitches 7 colors 4.3 × 2.1 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 11 × 9 in (the design is 4.3 × 2.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 725 Medium Light Topaz
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 951 Light Tawny
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 921 Copper

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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 long yellow school bus seen from the side, facing right, with a child looking out of each of its four windows. The children have dark, ginger, dark and fair hair, and each face has two dark eyes. The bus has a rounded roof, two dark stripes along its side, a tall glass door of two panes, a long hood with a small pale headlamp, a small orange lamp at the back and two gray wheels with pale hubs. Nothing is lettered on it. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 60 by 29 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

60 stitches wide by 29 high: 1,327 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Medium Light Topaz 725, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Very Light Antique Blue 3752 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.5 × 2.6	13.9 × 6.7
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.3 × 2.1	10.9 × 5.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.8 × 1.8	9.5 × 4.6
18-count Aida	3.3 × 1.6	8.5 × 4.1
22-count Hardanger	2.7 × 1.3	6.9 × 3.3

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 725 Medium Light Topaz	497	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	460	Find it
▲	DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue	206	Find it
+	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	80	Find it
■	DMC 951 Light Tawny	51	Find it
O	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	17	Find it
◆	DMC 921 Copper	16	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.