Christmas cat: gray tabby with a paw on a red ornament cross stitch pattern

56 × 35 stitches 7 colors 4.0 × 2.5 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 × 9 in (the design is 4.0 × 2.5 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 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 321 Red
DMC 3865 Winter White
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 783 Medium Topaz
DMC 3712 Medium Salmon

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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 gray tabby cat sits in profile facing right and reaches one white-tipped paw out onto a red Christmas ornament beside it. The cat has dark gray bars on its head and back and rings on its tail, pink inside its ears, a pink nose on a white muzzle, a white front paw and a red collar. The ornament is round and red with a gold band, a gold cap and a white glint. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 56 by 35 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

56 stitches wide by 35 high: 974 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Light Steel Gray 318, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Red 321 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.1 × 3.2	12.9 × 8.1
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.0 × 2.5	10.2 × 6.3
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.5 × 2.2	8.9 × 5.6
18-count Aida	3.1 × 1.9	7.9 × 4.9
22-count Hardanger	2.5 × 1.6	6.5 × 4.0

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 318 Light Steel Gray	510	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	229	Find it
▲	DMC 321 Red	117	Find it
+	DMC 3865 Winter White	42	Find it
■	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	33	Find it
O	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	32	Find it
◆	DMC 3712 Medium Salmon	11	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.