Spring chick looking up at a daisy in the grass cross stitch pattern

43 × 40 stitches 6 colors 3.1 × 2.9 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 × 9 in (the design is 3.1 × 2.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold

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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 yellow chick stands in short green grass and tips its head back to look up at a white daisy that is taller than it is. The chick faces left, with an orange beak raised toward the flower, one dark eye with a white glint, a golden wing, a small tail point and two orange legs. The daisy has eight white petals round a golden center on a green stalk that leans toward the chick. The chick and the flower are closed in a dark brown outline; the grass has none. Full crosses only. It is 43 by 40 stitches and uses six thread colors.

43 stitches wide by 40 high: 841 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Pale Yellow 744, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.9 × 3.6	9.9 × 9.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.1 × 2.9	7.8 × 7.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.7 × 2.5	6.8 × 6.3
18-count Aida	2.4 × 2.2	6.1 × 5.6
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 1.8	5.0 × 4.6

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 744 Pale Yellow	248	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	190	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	174	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	137	Find it
■	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	74	Find it
O	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	18	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.