Armadillo walking with a banded gray shell cross stitch pattern

63 × 24 stitches 4 colors 4.5 × 1.7 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 × 8 in (the design is 4.5 × 1.7 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 4 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 4 threads ↓

DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray

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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

An armadillo walking to the right, seen from the side. Its domed gray shell has six darker gray lines running from the top to the rim across the middle, with a plain shield at each end. A long pale gray head with a small dark eye and a blunt nose reaches forward from under the shell, with two tall upright ears standing side by side on it. A thick pale tail tapers down to the ground behind, and four short legs show beneath, two pale ones in front of two darker ones. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 63 by 24 stitches and uses four thread colors.

63 stitches wide by 24 high: 858 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Light Steel Gray 318, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Pearl Gray 415 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 2.2	14.5 × 5.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 1.7	11.4 × 4.4
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 1.5	10.0 × 3.8
18-count Aida	3.5 × 1.3	8.9 × 3.4
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 1.1	7.3 × 2.8

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 318 Light Steel Gray	342	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	217	Find it
▲	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	185	Find it
+	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	114	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.