Blue jay on an oak branch with two acorns cross stitch pattern

58 × 46 stitches 9 colors 4.1 × 3.3 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 11 × 10 in (the design is 4.1 × 3.3 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 9 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 9 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 310 Black
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 3755 Baby Blue

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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 blue jay perched on an oak branch, seen from the side and facing right, with its crest raised. It has a white face with a dark eye, a black collar line that runs from behind the crest down under the throat, a short black bill, a pale gray breast, and a blue wing and long tail crossed by short black bars and white bars, the tail ending in white below the branch. A lighter blue patch marks the shoulder. The brown branch carries one green oak leaf with rounded lobes at its right end, and two golden acorns in brown caps hang below it. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only.

58 stitches wide by 46 high: 952 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Baby Blue 322, Pearl Gray 415 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.3 × 4.2	13.4 × 10.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.1 × 3.3	10.5 × 8.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.6 × 2.9	9.2 × 7.3
18-count Aida	3.2 × 2.6	8.2 × 6.5
22-count Hardanger	2.6 × 2.1	6.7 × 5.3

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	264	Find it
X	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	227	Find it
▲	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	129	Find it
+	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	86	Find it
■	DMC 989 Forest Green	76	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	60	Find it
◆	DMC 310 Black	52	Find it
=	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	38	Find it
★	DMC 3755 Baby Blue	20	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.