Beaver sitting up gnawing a log cross stitch pattern

52 × 28 stitches 7 colors 3.7 × 2.0 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 × 8 in (the design is 3.7 × 2.0 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 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 782 Dark Topaz
DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 3865 Winter White

Want to make it yours? opens this chart in the pattern maker, where every stitch can be changed too. Or download it just as it is.

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.

Download free PDF

About this pattern

A brown beaver sitting up on a strip of green grass, seen from the side and facing right. It holds a short cut log level in one forepaw, with its two long white front teeth resting on the bark; the log is golden brown with two dark grain marks and a pale ring on its cut end. Behind the beaver lies its broad flat tail, dark gray ruled into squares. It has a small peach ear, a peach muzzle with a dark nose, a small dark eye with a white glint and a hind foot with three pale toes. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 52 by 28 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

52 stitches wide by 28 high: 821 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Hunter Green 3346 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.7 × 2.5	12.0 × 6.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.7 × 2.0	9.4 × 5.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.3 × 1.8	8.3 × 4.4
18-count Aida	2.9 × 1.6	7.3 × 4.0
22-count Hardanger	2.4 × 1.3	6.0 × 3.2

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

Check my threads and make a shopping list

“Find it” opens a search for that thread on Amazon, in a new tab. Floss Field is not affiliated with DMC or Amazon.

Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	272	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	253	Find it
▲	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	104	Find it
+	DMC 782 Dark Topaz	72	Find it
■	DMC 3827 Pale Golden Brown	61	Find it
O	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	52	Find it
◆	DMC 3865 Winter White	7	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Previews show the exact chart.

Print the chart (opens the PDF in a new tab)

More patterns like this

Easy 27 × 38 4 colors

Red fox sitting with its tail around its feet

37 × 40 stitches 5 colors

Geometric fox face in triangles

Easy 30 × 22 4 colors

Mini sleeping fox curled up on its tail

30 × 42 stitches 6 colors

Cute sitting fox with black-tipped ears and black paws

New to cross stitch? How to cross stitch

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.