Assisi style bat with spread wings on blue, two colors cross stitch pattern

48 × 28 stitches 2 colors 3.4 × 2.0 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 10 × 8 in (the design is 3.4 × 2.0 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 2 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 2 threads ↓

DMC 312 Very Dark Baby Blue
DMC 310 Black

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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

A bat seen from the front with its wings spread, left as bare fabric inside a solid blue panel, in the manner of Assisi work. A black line one stitch wide runs round the bat and closes the panel on all four sides. The bat has two pointed ears, two small dark eyes, a small body and wings that slope down to pointed tips, each cut underneath into two scallops. The left side mirrors the right exactly. Only the blue ground and the black line are stitched: the bat is the color of the cloth, so use white or ivory fabric. Full crosses only. It is 48 by 28 stitches and uses two thread colors.

48 stitches wide by 28 high: 988 full cross stitches in 2 DMC colors (Very Dark Baby Blue 312, Black 310).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.4 × 2.5	11.1 × 6.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.4 × 2.0	8.7 × 5.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.0 × 1.8	7.6 × 4.4
18-count Aida	2.7 × 1.6	6.8 × 4.0
22-count Hardanger	2.2 × 1.3	5.5 × 3.2

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 312 Very Dark Baby Blue	728	Find it
X	DMC 310 Black	260	Find it

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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.