Counting sheep jumping a fence under moon and stars cross stitch pattern

63 × 44 stitches 8 colors 4.5 × 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 11 × 10 in (the design is 4.5 × 3.1 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 8 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 8 threads ↓

DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 415 Pearl Gray
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 989 Forest 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 woolly white sheep in mid air over a wooden fence, its four dark legs flung out front and back and its dark gray face turned to look straight at you, with a wool fringe on top of the head and an ear out to each side. The fleece is a row of round lobes with pale gray shade underneath and a small round tail. The brown fence has three posts and two rails and stands on a strip of green grass. A gold crescent moon hangs at the upper right and three gold five-point stars stand in the sky, two on the left and one on the right.

63 stitches wide by 44 high: 1,277 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Winter White 3865, Very Dark Hazelnut Brown 869 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 4.0	14.5 × 10.2
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 3.1	11.4 × 8.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 2.8	10.0 × 7.0
18-count Aida	3.5 × 2.4	8.9 × 6.2
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.0	7.3 × 5.1

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 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	372	Find it
X	DMC 3865 Winter White	277	Find it
▲	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	229	Find it
+	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	154	Find it
■	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	77	Find it
O	DMC 415 Pearl Gray	59	Find it
◆	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	59	Find it
=	DMC 989 Forest Green	50	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. 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.