Bear bookmark: a bear peeking over a beehive with a bee cross stitch pattern

33 × 54 stitches 7 colors 2.4 × 3.9 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 9 × 10 in (the design is 2.4 × 3.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 420 Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown

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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 bookmark of a brown bear peeking over a golden straw beehive, with a paw hooked over each side of its top and one bee flying above its head. The bear shows its round ears with a pale mark inside each, dark eyes with a white glint and the top of a pale muzzle with a dark nose. The hive is a skep of seven coiled bands in two golds that widen step by step to the foot, with a small dark doorway, standing on a brown board; the bee is seen from above, gold with dark bands and a white wing at each side. Dark brown outline. Apart from the eye glints the left half mirrors the right.

33 stitches wide by 54 high: 1,099 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Medium Old Gold 729, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Hazelnut Brown 420 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.0 × 4.9	7.6 × 12.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.4 × 3.9	6.0 × 9.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.1 × 3.4	5.2 × 8.6
18-count Aida	1.8 × 3.0	4.7 × 7.6
22-count Hardanger	1.5 × 2.5	3.8 × 6.2

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 729 Medium Old Gold	334	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	290	Find it
▲	DMC 420 Dark Hazelnut Brown	215	Find it
+	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	141	Find it
■	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	62	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	30	Find it
◆	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	27	Find 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.