Double decker bird house with a chick at each door cross stitch pattern

27 × 61 stitches 7 colors 1.9 × 4.4 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 8 × 11 in (the design is 1.9 × 4.4 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 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 744 Pale Yellow
DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue

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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 tall pale blue bird house with two floors under one rust orange roof, on a brown post in a small green mound. Each floor has a round dark door with a perch under it, and a yellow chick looks out of each door in profile, the upper one facing left and the lower one facing right. A brown band marks the floor between them and a deeper blue shadow lies under the roof. Everything but the two chicks mirrors left to right. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 27 by 61 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

27 stitches wide by 61 high: 1,063 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Baby Blue 3755, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Copper 921 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.5 × 5.5	6.2 × 14.1
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.9 × 4.4	4.9 × 11.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.7 × 3.8	4.3 × 9.7
18-count Aida	1.5 × 3.4	3.8 × 8.6
22-count Hardanger	1.2 × 2.8	3.1 × 7.0

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 3755 Baby Blue	436	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	356	Find it
▲	DMC 921 Copper	75	Find it
+	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	66	Find it
■	DMC 989 Forest Green	54	Find it
O	DMC 744 Pale Yellow	40	Find it
◆	DMC 322 Dark Baby Blue	36	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.