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Cat sleeping in a bookcase with books and a plant cross stitch pattern

43 × 50 stitches 10 colors 3.1 × 3.6 in on 14-count

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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 × 10 in (the design is 3.1 × 3.6 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle
Tapestry, size 24
Thread
10 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

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Your thread palette: 10 threads ↓

  • DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
  • DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
  • DMC 3822 Light Straw
  • DMC 783 Medium Topaz
  • DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
  • DMC 3346 Hunter Green
  • DMC 321 Red
  • DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue
  • DMC 989 Forest Green
  • 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.

Count 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 wooden bookcase of three shelves packed with books in red, green, blue and gold, with a gray cat asleep on the middle shelf, its tail hanging down over the edge. A round green plant in a white pot stands on the top shelf beside five books, two more books stand at the end of the cat's shelf, and on the bottom shelf two books lie flat between the standing ones. The back of the case is a pale gold and every stitch inside the frame is filled. A piece for a small hoop or a card for a reader or a librarian. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 43 by 50 stitches and uses ten thread colors.

43 stitches wide by 50 high: 2,146 full cross stitches in 10 DMC colors (Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Light Straw 3822 and 7 more).

Finished size by fabric count
FabricInchesCentimeters
11-count Aida3.9 × 4.59.9 × 11.5
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two3.1 × 3.67.8 × 9.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two2.7 × 3.16.8 × 7.9
18-count Aida2.4 × 2.86.1 × 7.1
22-count Hardanger2.0 × 2.35.0 × 5.8

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

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Thread list & pattern notes

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SymbolThreadStitchesBuy
●DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown517Find it
XDMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown509Find it
▲DMC 3822 Light Straw400Find it
+DMC 783 Medium Topaz165Find it
■DMC 318 Light Steel Gray157Find it
ODMC 3346 Hunter Green128Find it
◆DMC 321 Red121Find it
=DMC 931 Medium Antique Blue93Find it
★DMC 989 Forest Green34Find it
#DMC 3865 Winter White22Find 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.

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