Badger peeking out of its burrow in a grassy bank cross stitch pattern

55 × 34 stitches 6 colors 3.9 × 2.4 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 × 9 in (the design is 3.9 × 2.4 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)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 310 Black
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3346 Hunter Green

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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 badger looks out of the mouth of its burrow. Its face is seen from the front: white with two black stripes that run up over the eyes to small black ears, a black nose and one white stitch of light in each eye, with both black forepaws resting on the edge of the hole. Round it is the dark of the burrow, then brown earth, under an arch of turf in two greens. The design is stitched edge to edge inside the bank and mirrors exactly from left to right. A black outline closes the badger's head. Full crosses only. It is 55 by 34 stitches and uses six thread colors.

55 stitches wide by 34 high: 1,532 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.0 × 3.1	12.7 × 7.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.9 × 2.4	10.0 × 6.2
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.4 × 2.1	8.7 × 5.4
18-count Aida	3.1 × 1.9	7.8 × 4.8
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 1.5	6.3 × 3.9

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 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	513	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	273	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	238	Find it
+	DMC 310 Black	214	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	181	Find it
O	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	113	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.