Hand-cranked torchFree cross-stitch pattern

Hand-cranked torch is a cross-stitch pattern of 26 × 23 stitches from the Little Inventors album of Stitch Puzzle. It uses 5 DMC colours and 324 whole cross stitches, with no backstitch and no part stitches.

DMC 3857 Rosewood Dark covers the most cells, 101 stitches (31% of the design). The smallest amount is DMC 452 Shell Gray Med, with 41 stitches.

On 14-count Aida it measures 1.9 × 1.6 in (4.7 × 4.2 cm) and fits a 4-inch hoop. Cut the fabric at least 6 × 6 in (15 × 15 cm), so you have 2 in to spare on every side.

Stitches: 26 × 23
Colours: 5 DMC
14-count Aida: 1.9 × 1.6 in
Hoop: 4 in

See the chart Stitch it in the free puzzle game

Hand-cranked torch finished in cross stitch on Aida cloth — The finished picture, stitched

The printable chart

One square is one cross stitch. Bold lines mark every 10 stitches and the red arrows mark the centre, where most stitchers start. Download the full-size chart (PNG) or print this page.

Cross-stitch chart for Hand-cranked torch: a 26 by 23 grid of symbols with a DMC thread key

DMC threads

Two strands for every stitch on 14-count Aida. 324 stitches in all.

Symbol	DMC	Colour	Stitches
●	3857	Rosewood Dark	101
■	666	Bright Red	85
▲	3041	Antique Violet Medium	51
◆	3822	Straw Light	46
★	452	Shell Gray Med	41

Finished size: 1.9 × 1.6 in (4.7 × 4.2 cm) on 14-count Aida.

Stitch it in the free puzzle game

Hand-cranked torch is picture 804 of 816 in Stitch Puzzle. Send thread spools round the hoop to pull the stitches out in the right order, and the game gives you this chart when you win.

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