Calico kitten in a wicker basket, a calico cat cross stitch pattern

33 × 43 stitches 7 colors 2.4 × 3.1 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 9 × 10 in (the design is 2.4 × 3.1 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 310 Black
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 907 Light Parrot 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

A calico kitten looking out of a wicker basket, seen from the front. Her head and her two white front paws show over the rim, under a tall brown hoop handle. Her face is white down the middle, with an orange patch over one ear, eye and cheek and a black patch over the other ear and eye; she has green eyes, a pink nose and pink inside her ears. The basket is golden wicker with short brown marks staggered like a weave, a plain rim and a black outline; the handle has no outline. No words are drawn. Full crosses only. It is 33 by 43 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

33 stitches wide by 43 high: 965 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Black 310, Medium Old Gold 729, Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.0 × 3.9	7.6 × 9.9
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	2.4 × 3.1	6.0 × 7.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.1 × 2.7	5.2 × 6.8
18-count Aida	1.8 × 2.4	4.7 × 6.1
22-count Hardanger	1.5 × 2.0	3.8 × 5.0

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 310 Black	257	Find it
X	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	254	Find it
▲	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	218	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	121	Find it
■	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	83	Find it
O	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	16	Find it
◆	DMC 907 Light Parrot Green	16	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.