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Baby dragon hatching from an egg cross stitch pattern

26 × 32 stitches 6 colors 1.9 × 2.3 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 8 × 9 in (the design is 1.9 × 2.3 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle
Tapestry, size 24
Thread
6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

See the thread list ↓

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

  • DMC 3865 Winter White
  • DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
  • DMC 989 Forest Green
  • DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
  • DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green
  • DMC 3346 Hunter Green

Want to make it yours? opens this chart in the pattern maker, where every stitch can be changed too. Or download it just as it is.

Count 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.

About this pattern

A baby green dragon hatches from a speckled egg, with a piece of shell on its head like a hat and one clawed hand on the edge of the shell.

26 stitches wide by 32 high: 593 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Winter White 3865, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
FabricInchesCentimeters
11-count Aida2.4 × 2.96.0 × 7.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two1.9 × 2.34.7 × 5.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two1.6 × 2.04.1 × 5.1
18-count Aida1.4 × 1.83.7 × 4.5
22-count Hardanger1.2 × 1.53.0 × 3.7

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

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A closer look

Baby dragon hatching from an egg

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Fit
Thread list & pattern notes

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SymbolThreadStitchesBuy
●DMC 3865 Winter White222Find it
XDMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown163Find it
▲DMC 989 Forest Green140Find it
+DMC 729 Medium Old Gold31Find it
■DMC 3348 Light Yellow Green19Find it
ODMC 3346 Hunter Green18Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. 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.