11 Count Aida Cloth Calculator
11-count Aida has 11 squares per inch (4.3 per cm), the largest holes of the common Aida counts. A design stitched on 11-count comes out about 27% larger than on 14-count. Enter your stitch count to see the finished size and the fabric to cut.
Last reviewed September 15, 2026 · How these figures are calculated
Fabric count
11-count Aida · large squares, usually 3 strands
2 in for hoops, 3 in for framing
Units
Enter the stitch width and height to see the fabric size
Fabric = (stitches ÷ stitches per inch) + (border × 2)
11-count Aida at a glance
- Stitches per inch
- 11
- Stitches per cm
- 4.3
- Square size
- 2.3 mm
- Strands of floss
- 3
- Tapestry needle
- Size 22
- 100 stitches
- 9.1" / 23.1 cm
11-count Aida size chart
Finished design size for common stitch counts, with the fabric to cut when you leave a 2-inch border on each side. For a design 150 wide and 200 high, read each dimension from its own row.
| Stitches | Inches | cm | Fabric to cut (2" border) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2.3" | 5.8 cm | 6.3" |
| 50 | 4.5" | 11.5 cm | 8.5" |
| 75 | 6.8" | 17.3 cm | 10.8" |
| 100 | 9.1" | 23.1 cm | 13.1" |
| 125 | 11.4" | 28.9 cm | 15.4" |
| 150 | 13.6" | 34.6 cm | 17.6" |
| 200 | 18.2" | 46.2 cm | 22.2" |
| 250 | 22.7" | 57.7 cm | 26.7" |
| 300 | 27.3" | 69.3 cm | 31.3" |
| 400 | 36.4" | 92.4 cm | 40.4" |
A worked example on 11-count Aida
Take a child’s name sampler, 90 × 70 stitches. Alphabet samplers are the usual reason to reach for 11-count: big squares, a short stitch count, and a finished piece large enough to frame as a gift. Every number below comes from the same formulas the calculators on this site use, so you can follow the arithmetic rather than trust it.
90 wide x 70 high, counted from the chart. This number never changes with the fabric.
90 and 70 divided by 11 stitches per inch. That is 20.8 x 16.2 cm.
The finished size plus a 2-inch border on all four sides, for hooping and for the frame to grip.
6,300 stitches at 3 strands is 9,450 inches of single strand, before the waste allowance. That total is spread across the colors in your key, not all one shade.
At six strands to a 315-inch skein, with 15% added for starts, ends and mistakes.
The largest standard hoop that still leaves grip on every side of the fabric.
At 150 stitches an hour, a steady average pace. Backstitch and colour changes add to this.
Getting full coverage on 11-count
The complaint that brings most stitchers to 11-count advice is white fabric showing through blocks of solid color. It is almost always strand count. Two strands is the reflex from 14-count, and on squares 2.3 mm across it leaves gaps between the arms of each cross. Three strands fills them.
How the strands sit matters as much as how many there are. A twisted bundle lies narrow and covers less than the same three strands lying flat, and on squares this size the difference is visible from arm’s length. Laying the strands flat as you pull each diagonal through, or passing the needle between them, spreads the thread across the square instead of letting it rope.
Three strands also changes the shopping list. Thread use scales directly with strand count, so an 11-count piece needs roughly 50% more floss than the same design on 14-count at two strands. One DMC skein covers about 1,643 stitches at two strands and about 1,096 at three. On the dominant colors of a large piece, that is the difference between two skeins and three.
What goes wrong on 11-count Aida
Buying floss for the stitch count, not the strand count
Skein estimates published for 14-count assume two strands. Run your numbers at three before ordering, or you will be a skein short on the background color.
Reusing a hoop bought for a 14-count version
The same chart finishes about 27% larger here. A design that sat inside an 8-inch hoop on 14-count needs a 10-inch hoop or a scroll frame on 11-count.
Treating the larger holes as a licence to pull tight
Loose weave distorts easily. Pull each stitch until the thread lies flat and stop: over-tightening drags the squares out of true and shows as wavy rows once the piece is framed.
About 11-count Aida
Each square on 11-count is about 2.3 mm across, so the grid is easy to see without magnification. It is a common choice for children, stitchers with low vision, and large pieces such as cushions and wall hangings where a bold look suits the design.
Because the holes are larger, 2 strands of floss can leave fabric showing between stitches. Most patterns call for 3 strands on 11-count, which means buying about 50% more thread than for the same design on 14-count. European suppliers often label it 4.4 or 44 holes per 10 cm.
11 vs 14 count Aida
The stitch count of a pattern never changes, only the finished size. Multiply a 14-count size by 1.27 to get the 11-count size: a 200 × 200 stitch design is 14.3 inches square on 14-count and 18.2 inches square on 11-count. A 10 × 13 inch piece on 11-count shrinks to 7.9 × 10.2 inches on 14-count.
For every count side by side, see Aida counts explained. To estimate floss for this design, use the floss calculator.