Free reindeer cross stitch pattern

A brown reindeer with dark antlers, a round red nose and a red scarf, 21 by 24 stitches in five 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

5 DMC six-strand floss colors, most used first
Symbol	DMC	Color name	Stitches
■	DMC 434	Light Brown	184
✕	DMC 739	Ultra Very Light Tan	48
▲	DMC 817	Very Dark Coral Red	34
▬	DMC 3371	Black Brown	34
◇	DMC 3340	Medium Apricot	1

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What you'll need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, a piece about 20 × 20 cm (8 × 8 in). The 21 × 24 grid comes out about 3.8 cm (1.5 in) × 4.4 cm (1.7 in) on 14-count.
Floss: 5 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	21 × 24 stitches
11-count Aida	4.8 cm (1.9 in) × 5.5 cm (2.2 in)
14-count Aida	3.8 cm (1.5 in) × 4.4 cm (1.7 in)
16-count Aida	3.3 cm (1.3 in) × 3.8 cm (1.5 in)
18-count Aida	3.0 cm (1.2 in) × 3.4 cm (1.3 in)
28-count linen over two	3.8 cm (1.5 in) × 4.4 cm (1.7 in)

How to stitch this

Start from the center, marked by the arrows on the chart.
Brown (DMC 434) is the face and body: 184 of the 301 stitches.
The antlers, eyes and hooves are DMC 3371, and the nose has a single stitch of DMC 3340 for a glint.

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