Blue paw print border frame with eight paw prints cross stitch pattern

64 × 64 stitches 3 colors 4.6 × 4.6 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 × 11 in (the design is 4.6 × 4.6 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 3 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 3 threads ↓

DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue
DMC 322 Dark 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 square border frame that goes all the way round a bare square middle. The band is pale blue and fully stitched, with a mid-blue line along its outer and inner edges, and it carries eight dark blue paw prints: one in each corner and one in the middle of each side, all with their toes up. Each print has four toe pads over one heel pad. The middle, 24 by 24 stitches, is left bare for an initial or a small motif of your own. Full crosses only. It is 64 by 64 stitches and uses three thread colors.

64 stitches wide by 64 high: 3,520 full cross stitches in 3 DMC colors (Baby Blue 3755, Medium Navy Blue 311, Dark Baby Blue 322).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.8 × 5.8	14.8 × 14.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.6 × 4.6	11.6 × 11.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	4.0 × 4.0	10.2 × 10.2
18-count Aida	3.6 × 3.6	9.0 × 9.0
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.9	7.4 × 7.4

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 3755 Baby Blue	2,208	Find it
X	DMC 311 Medium Navy Blue	960	Find it
▲	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	352	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.