Black sheep between two white sheep cross stitch pattern

79 × 31 stitches 7 colors 5.6 × 2.2 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 12 × 9 in (the design is 5.6 × 2.2 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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 310 Black
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 989 Forest 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

Three woolly sheep stand in a row on a strip of grass and look straight at you: a white sheep at each side and a black sheep in the middle. Each has a dark gray face with two eyes, a dark nose, an ear out to each side and a fringe of wool on top of its head, a round fleece of lobes and two thin dark legs. The white fleeces have pale gray shade on the lower right; the black one is flat. A dark brown outline runs round each sheep, and the grass is a level strip in two greens. Full crosses only. It is 79 by 31 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

79 stitches wide by 31 high: 1,649 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865, Black 310 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	7.2 × 2.8	18.2 × 7.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	5.6 × 2.2	14.3 × 5.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.9 × 1.9	12.5 × 4.9
18-count Aida	4.4 × 1.7	11.1 × 4.4
22-count Hardanger	3.6 × 1.4	9.1 × 3.6

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	441	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	426	Find it
▲	DMC 310 Black	271	Find it
+	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	231	Find it
■	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	122	Find it
O	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	79	Find it
◆	DMC 989 Forest Green	79	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.