Highland cow face with a long shaggy fringe and horns cross stitch pattern

47 × 33 stitches 6 colors 3.4 × 2.4 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 × 9 in (the design is 3.4 × 2.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 761 Light Salmon
DMC 3822 Light Straw
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 919 Red Copper

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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 face of a Highland cow looking straight at you. Two long cream horns sweep out and up from the sides of its head, a shaggy ginger fringe in three shades of orange hangs down over its eyes, a small ear shows at each side and a pink muzzle with two dark nostrils sits below the fringe. The left half mirrors the right exactly. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 47 by 33 stitches and uses six thread colors.

47 stitches wide by 33 high: 768 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Dark Autumn Gold 3853, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Light Salmon 761 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	4.3 × 3.0	10.9 × 7.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.4 × 2.4	8.5 × 6.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.9 × 2.1	7.5 × 5.2
18-count Aida	2.6 × 1.8	6.6 × 4.7
22-count Hardanger	2.1 × 1.5	5.4 × 3.8

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 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	193	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	180	Find it
▲	DMC 761 Light Salmon	130	Find it
+	DMC 3822 Light Straw	96	Find it
■	DMC 921 Copper	88	Find it
O	DMC 919 Red Copper	81	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.