Four seasons bird house in four framed panels cross stitch pattern

55 × 61 stitches 9 colors 3.9 × 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 10 × 11 in (the design is 3.9 × 4.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 9 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 9 threads ↓

DMC 3755 Baby Blue
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 783 Medium Topaz

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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

The same wooden bird house on its post, shown four times in four dark-framed panels, two above two, one for each season. Every panel has the brown bird house with a red pitched roof, a round entrance hole and a perch peg under it, against a blue sky. Spring has a red tulip on each side and green grass; summer has a sunflower on each side; autumn has an orange pumpkin on each side and single orange leaves falling and lying on the grass; winter has snow on the roof, white ground and single white snowflakes.

55 stitches wide by 61 high: 3,016 full cross stitches in 9 DMC colors (Baby Blue 3755, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Forest Green 989 and 6 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.0 × 5.5	12.7 × 14.1
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.9 × 4.4	10.0 × 11.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.4 × 3.8	8.7 × 9.7
18-count Aida	3.1 × 3.4	7.8 × 8.6
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 2.8	6.3 × 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	1,552	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	490	Find it
▲	DMC 989 Forest Green	282	Find it
+	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	248	Find it
■	DMC 321 Red	188	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	124	Find it
◆	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	50	Find it
=	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	50	Find it
★	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	32	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.