Kawaii honey bee with blue wings and a face cross stitch pattern

43 × 33 stitches 7 colors 3.1 × 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 3.1 × 2.4 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 745 Light Pale Yellow
DMC 3325 Light Baby Blue.
DMC 3045 Dark Yellow Beige
DMC 3821 Straw
DMC 334 Medium Baby Blue
DMC 3371 Black Brown
DMC 957 Pale Geranium

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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 round little bee with a small face, seen from the front. Its plump pale yellow body is edged in a deeper straw yellow and has two tan bands across its lower half. A pale blue wing edged in deeper blue spreads from each shoulder, and two short tan feelers with round tips stand on its head. The face sits above the bands: two dark dot eyes, a one-stitch mouth and a pink blush mark beside each eye. No dark outline. The left side mirrors the right exactly. Full crosses only. It is 43 by 33 stitches and uses seven thread colors.

43 stitches wide by 33 high: 777 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Light Pale Yellow 745, Light Baby Blue. 3325, Dark Yellow Beige 3045 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	3.9 × 3.0	9.9 × 7.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	3.1 × 2.4	7.8 × 6.0
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	2.7 × 2.1	6.8 × 5.2
18-count Aida	2.4 × 1.8	6.1 × 4.7
22-count Hardanger	2.0 × 1.5	5.0 × 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 745 Light Pale Yellow	344	Find it
X	DMC 3325 Light Baby Blue.	136	Find it
▲	DMC 3045 Dark Yellow Beige	112	Find it
+	DMC 3821 Straw	100	Find it
■	DMC 334 Medium Baby Blue	72	Find it
O	DMC 3371 Black Brown	9	Find it
◆	DMC 957 Pale Geranium	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.