Gray tabby cat in moving boxes for a new home cross stitch pattern

49 × 51 stitches 8 colors 3.5 × 3.6 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 10 × 10 in (the design is 3.5 × 3.6 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 3827 Pale Golden Brown
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 729 Medium Old Gold
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray

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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

Moving day: a gray tabby cat sits in the open top box of a stack of three cardboard boxes, with both white front paws hooked over the rim. The cat has pink-lined ears, three dark bars on its forehead and two on each cheek, dark eyes with a white glint, a white muzzle with a pink nose, and a white bib. The top box has its two side flaps open and a red heart on its front; each of the two boxes below carries the this-way-up mark of a shipping carton, two arrows standing on a line, in a darker gold. Apart from the two eye glints the left half mirrors the right exactly.

49 stitches wide by 51 high: 1,577 full cross stitches in 8 DMC colors (Pale Golden Brown 3827, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Light Steel Gray 318 and 5 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.5 × 4.6	11.3 × 11.8
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.5 × 3.6	8.9 × 9.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.1 × 3.2	7.8 × 8.1
18-count Aida	2.7 × 2.8	6.9 × 7.2
22-count Hardanger	2.2 × 2.3	5.7 × 5.9

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 3827 Pale Golden Brown	715	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	349	Find it
▲	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	207	Find it
+	DMC 729 Medium Old Gold	152	Find it
■	DMC 3865 Winter White	64	Find it
O	DMC 321 Red	55	Find it
◆	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	20	Find it
=	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	15	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.