Bighorn sheep ram with a big curled golden horn cross stitch pattern

40 × 39 stitches 6 colors 2.9 × 2.8 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 × 9 in (the design is 2.9 × 2.8 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 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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 bighorn sheep ram standing side on and facing left on a strip of green grass, with its head up. One big gold horn grows from the top of its head and curls back, down and forward again in a full curl beside the face. The ram has a plain brown coat, a white muzzle, a white patch on its rump, a dark eye with a white glint and four straight legs. A wild mountain sheep, drawn chunky and simple. Dark brown outline round the animal; the grass is two rows of green with no outline. Full crosses only. It is 40 by 39 stitches and uses six thread colors.

40 stitches wide by 39 high: 955 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Old Gold 729 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.6 × 3.5	9.2 × 9.0
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.9 × 2.8	7.3 × 7.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.5 × 2.4	6.3 × 6.2
18-count Aida	2.2 × 2.2	5.6 × 5.5
22-count Hardanger	1.8 × 1.8	4.6 × 4.5

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	533	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	207	Find it
▲	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	100	Find it
+	DMC 989 Forest Green	40	Find it
■	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	40	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	35	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.