Free Christmas elf cross stitch pattern

A Christmas elf with pointy ears, a green hat and red and cream striped stockings, 23 by 32 stitches in seven DMC colors. Sized for a card, an ornament or a small hoop.

This pattern started as an AI draft and was polished by hand.

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Symbol chart

DMC threads

7 DMC six-strand floss colors, most used first
Symbol	DMC	Color name	Stitches
✕	DMC 699	Green	172
▬	DMC 3825	Pale Pumpkin	113
■	DMC 739	Ultra Very Light Tan	101
╋	DMC 3371	Black Brown	47
▲	DMC 817	Very Dark Coral Red	18
◇	DMC 434	Light Brown	9
☆	DMC 3340	Medium Apricot	4

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What you'll need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, a piece about 20 × 20 cm (8 × 8 in). The 23 × 32 grid comes out about 4.2 cm (1.6 in) × 5.8 cm (2.3 in) on 14-count.
Floss: 7 skeins of DMC six-strand floss, one per color (the list above). Stitch with 2 strands.
Needle: a size 24 tapestry needle.
Hoop: 10 cm (4 in).

Finished size on other fabrics

Fabric	23 × 32 stitches
11-count Aida	5.3 cm (2.1 in) × 7.4 cm (2.9 in)
14-count Aida	4.2 cm (1.6 in) × 5.8 cm (2.3 in)
16-count Aida	3.7 cm (1.4 in) × 5.1 cm (2.0 in)
18-count Aida	3.2 cm (1.3 in) × 4.5 cm (1.8 in)
28-count linen over two	4.2 cm (1.6 in) × 5.8 cm (2.3 in)

How to stitch this

Start from the center, marked by the arrows on the chart.
Green (DMC 699) is the hat and tunic: 172 of the 464 stitches.
The face and ears are DMC 3825, the fringe under the hat is DMC 434, and each cheek is two stitches of DMC 3340.

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