Blue jay standing on a big orange pumpkin cross stitch pattern

45 × 58 stitches 8 colors 3.2 × 4.1 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 × 11 in (the design is 3.2 × 4.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 310 Black
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut 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 blue jay standing on the stalk of a big orange pumpkin, seen from the side and facing right, with its crest raised. It has a white face with a dark eye, a short black bill, a black collar line that runs from behind the crest to under the throat, a pale gray breast and a blue back, wing and tail. The wing is marked with short black ticks and a white bar, and the tail slopes down behind the bird, crossed by two black bars and ending in white. Two dark legs stand on the short brown stalk. The pumpkin is orange with darker ribs, and it mirrors left to right. Dark brown outline.

45 stitches wide by 58 high: 1,388 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Dark Autumn Gold 3853, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Dark Baby Blue 322 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.1 × 5.3	10.4 × 13.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.2 × 4.1	8.2 × 10.5
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.8 × 3.6	7.1 × 9.2
18-count Aida	2.5 × 3.2	6.3 × 8.2
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 2.6	5.2 × 6.7

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 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	654	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	214	Find it
▲	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	184	Find it
+	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	131	Find it
■	DMC 921 Copper	70	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	55	Find it
◆	DMC 310 Black	54	Find it
=	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	26	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.