Giraffe eating from an acacia tree cross stitch pattern

63 × 64 stitches 8 colors 4.5 × 4.6 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 × 11 in (the design is 4.5 × 4.6 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 3822 Light Straw
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 3865 Winter White

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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 giraffe seen from the side, facing right, with its muzzle in the edge of a flat-topped acacia tree as tall as itself. The giraffe is pale yellow with copper patches, a brown mane, two horn stubs, an ear lined in white, a thin tail with a dark tassel and brown hooves; its two far legs show in a darker gold. The tree has a slim brown trunk that forks under a wide dark green crown with two lighter patches. Both stand on a strip of grass. Dark brown outline; the grass has none. Full crosses only. It is 63 by 64 stitches and uses eight thread colors.

63 stitches wide by 64 high: 1,501 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Light Straw 3822, Hunter Green 3346 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 5.8	14.5 × 14.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 4.6	11.4 × 11.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 4.0	10.0 × 10.2
18-count Aida	3.5 × 3.6	8.9 × 9.0
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.9	7.3 × 7.4

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	399	Find it
X	DMC 3822 Light Straw	356	Find it
▲	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	246	Find it
+	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	205	Find it
■	DMC 921 Copper	110	Find it
O	DMC 989 Forest Green	108	Find it
◆	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	73	Find it
=	DMC 3865 Winter White	4	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.